Yeoju City Launches Pilot Project for 'Dairy Cow Genome Analysis'... First Case Nationwide

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol]

Reference photo [Provided by Yeoju City]

Yeoju City, Gyeonggi Province, is launching the "Dairy Cattle Genetic Information-Based Feeding Technology Improvement Pilot Project," the first in the nation this year to manage superior individuals through genomic analysis of dairy cows.

According to Yeoju City on the 5th, this project aims to foster competitiveness by creating complexes centered on items urgently needing competitiveness improvement for increasing local farmers' income, utilizing technologies developed by testing and research institutions.

Kim Beom-jong, a researcher at the city's Technology Dissemination Division, said, "Yeoju City is the first nationwide to conduct a pilot project evaluating individual dairy cows based on their genetic information, which will enhance the competitiveness of livestock farmers and provide an opportunity to increase their income."

This year, two projects in the livestock sector were selected in the contest for establishing crop bases to revitalize the region, and among the 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province, Yeoju secured the largest budget for the dissemination of new technologies in the livestock sector funded by national and provincial governments.

The city plans to implement a total of 12 projects in the livestock sector (with a budget of 1.185 billion KRW) and will accept applications from local farmers until the 29th.

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