‘Industrial Animal Medical Center’ Aiming to Open in Naepo, Chungnam by 2027

The 'Industrial Animal Medical Center' is expected to be established in 2027 in Naepo New City, Chungnam.

According to Chungnam Province on the 5th, Chungnam National University is promoting the establishment of the Industrial Animal Medical Center on a 16,596㎡ site designated for industry-academia facilities in Naepo New City, aiming to support education, research, and clinical services in the fields of veterinary medicine and livestock.

The main functions of the Industrial Animal Medical Center include providing medical services for economic and industrial animals, conducting research on the prevention of infectious diseases, supporting epidemiological investigations of livestock infectious diseases in cooperation with local governments, rapid diagnosis and treatment support for livestock diseases, education for veterinarians specializing in economic and industrial animals in the central region, continuing education and training for industrial animal veterinarians, and supporting global veterinary training.

Earlier, Chungnam National University signed a sales contract for the industry-academia facility site in Naepo New City in February to establish the Industrial Animal Medical Center.

In the future, specialized facilities such as an economic and industrial animal hospital, a global veterinary and livestock education and research center, and a research center for veterinary pharmaceuticals will be installed there.

Industrial animals refer to cattle, pigs, chickens, ducks, deer, horses, and so on. As of the end of last year, Chungnam was recorded as raising 2,273,307 pigs (ranked 1st nationwide), 67,280 dairy cows (ranked 2nd nationwide), 28,682,469 chickens (ranked 3rd nationwide), and 462,814 Korean native cattle and beef cattle (ranked 4th nationwide). This is why Chungnam is considered the largest industrial animal breeding region in the country.

However, the shortage of veterinarians in the region is severe, with one veterinarian managing as many as 100 farms. Additionally, there is only one domestic institution for training industrial animal veterinarians?the Industrial Animal Clinical Education and Training Center at Seoul National University Pyeongchang Campus?highlighting the need for additional institutions to train personnel related to industrial animals. This is the background and justification for promoting the establishment of the Industrial Animal Medical Center in Naepo.

Chungnam Province expects that once Chungnam National University completes the establishment of the Industrial Animal Medical Center in Naepo New City and the research facilities become operational, Chungnam will become a hub for veterinary medicine and livestock development.

Jeong Hyung-sik, Deputy Governor for Political Affairs of Chungnam Province, said, "Chungnam is the region with the highest density of livestock farming in the country," and added, "Chungnam Province will spare no effort to support the prompt establishment of a specialized institution for education, research, and clinical services in veterinary medicine and livestock (Industrial Animal Medical Center) in the region."

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