Consulting on Breeding, Disease, and Improvement Fields with the National Institute of Animal Science

Recently, livestock farmers facing difficulties due to rising feed prices and decreased dairy consumption are gaining attention as they find breakthroughs by resolving technical challenges through comprehensive consulting services.


The Rural Development Administration's National Institute of Animal Science (hereinafter referred to as the Animal Science Institute) and the Hamyang-gun Agricultural Technology Center conducted expert comprehensive consulting on breeding, disease, and improvement fields for cattle farmers in Yurim-myeon and Jigok-myeon on the 5th.

Photo of visiting Naku Farm in Yurim-myeon, Hamyang-gun.

Photo of visiting Naku Farm in Yurim-myeon, Hamyang-gun.

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The livestock farm consulting, conducted by forming teams of top experts in each field through prior technical demand surveys, is now in its 12th year and has received great response from local livestock farmers.


Son Hyun-cheol, a farmer from Hamyang-gun who attended the consulting, said, “We have been struggling recently due to rising feed costs, but receiving consulting on technical improvements such as disease management, breeding, and management structure improvement was very helpful,” expressing gratitude to the Animal Science Institute and the Hamyang-gun Agricultural Technology Center.


Additionally, farmers requiring on-site technical support plan to resolve immediate technical challenges through specialized consulting via local offices in the future.



Kim Chang-jin, Director of the Agriculture and Livestock Division, stated, “The region-specific customized consulting promoted by the Animal Science Institute is expected to enhance the technical competitiveness of livestock farmers who are struggling due to increased imports of livestock products, rising feed costs, and price declines caused by supply-demand imbalances.”


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