Gimhae City Urgently Implements Summer Livestock Disaster Prevention Measures Amid Ongoing Heatwave

Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, is implementing emergency measures to minimize damage to livestock farms caused by the ongoing heatwave. [Image source=Gimhae-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 9th that it will accelerate the implementation of detailed projects under the comprehensive summer livestock disaster prevention plan announced last month, due to concerns about damage to livestock farms caused by the ongoing scorching heatwave.

The comprehensive plan will invest a total of 900 million KRW to minimize heat damage to livestock farms by implementing nine projects, including operating a situation room, livestock disaster prevention guidance, inspections, and publicity.

For proactive response, by early July, the city completed support for livestock disaster insurance premiums, supply of immune enhancers to pig farms, support for feed additives for livestock farms, provision of ventilation fans, air coolers, liquid feeders, and milk replacer mixers to pig farms, and supply of immune enhancers to pig and poultry (broiler) farms.

In particular, the Shining Stone insulation work under the livestock facility modernization project resulted in a temperature reduction effect of about 2 to 3 degrees Celsius in the livestock barns.

Additionally, this project will urgently implement 91.02 million KRW for livestock disaster insurance, 19.48 million KRW for feed additive support for livestock farms, 5.38 million KRW for livestock facility environment improvement support, and 50 million KRW for livestock heat stress prevention equipment support.

Furthermore, equipment rental for disaster-affected livestock farms, emergency materials for disaster-affected livestock farms, and rendering cost support for dead livestock will also be promoted.

Kim Sang-jin, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, "We are encouraging livestock farms to subscribe to livestock disaster insurance along with this emergency support to minimize damage," adding, "We will focus on securing budgets to prepare for the increasing damage every year."

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