Farms with Proper Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccination Will Not Have Culling Compensation Reduced

Enforcement Decree of Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act Amended and Enforced on the 15th

The government has decided not to reduce the livestock appraisal value when compensating for culling on farms that have diligently carried out foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccinations.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 15th that it will amend and enforce the "Enforcement Decree of the Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act" to strengthen compensation for FMD culling farms and support for culling disposal costs borne by local governments.

Until now, when all livestock on a farm were culled due to an FMD outbreak, 20% of the appraisal value of cattle, pigs, and other livestock was uniformly deducted from the culling compensation. However, going forward, if FMD vaccinations have been performed and the antibody positivity rate meets or exceeds the criteria of ▲80% of cattle tested ▲30% of growing pigs ▲60% of breeding pigs and goats, the 20% deduction will not be applied to livestock that test negative for FMD.

Additionally, the amended enforcement decree broadens national funding support for culling disposal costs borne by cities, counties, and districts in the event of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), African swine fever (ASF), or FMD. This support will consider factors such as the financial independence of the local governments and the proportion of culled livestock within their jurisdiction.

Detailed provisions regarding the scope, criteria, and procedures for income stabilization cost support have also been established to promptly assist livestock farmers who cooperate with movement (shipment) restriction orders following livestock infectious disease outbreaks. Previously, support was provided under government project guidelines, but from now on, income stabilization cost support can be provided promptly based on legal grounds to owners of livestock (including entrusted farming households) who comply with movement restriction orders.

Choi Jeong-rok, Director of the Animal Disease Control Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, stated, "With enhanced compensation and support for livestock farmers and local governments, we ask for greater efforts to prevent and contain the spread of livestock infectious diseases."

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