2024-07-26 10:00:33
On July 24, Director Lim Ki-soon of the National Institute of Animal Science under the Rural Development Administration (RDA) visited a Korean beef farm in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, to inspect the response to heat waves and heavy rain and listen to opinions from the field regarding Korean beef cattle farming.
Director Lim said, “During this period of continued high temperature and humidity due to heat waves and concentrated heavy rain, we can minimize the decrease in feed intake by ensuring that the barns are well-ventilated and lowering the perceived temperature with ventilation fans.” He also said, “In preparation for concentrated heavy rain, we should regularly maintain drainage ditches around barns and manage feed so that it does not get wet from rain.”
He continued, “To prevent leakage due to frequent rain, we must carefully check for any leaks, remove dust from distribution boxes, and check whether circuit breakers are working, and pay special attention to electrical safety management.”
Hanwoo Farm CEO Ju Dong-shin expressed his management difficulties, saying, “The heat wave and concentrated heavy rain are problems, but these days, feed prices are high and Hanwoo prices are falling, so reducing feed costs is urgent.”
In response, Director Lim said, “We will work to expand the distribution of our research results, such as self-fiber compound feed manufacturing technology using agricultural and food byproducts and technology to improve intramuscular fat fineness, so that they can help reduce production costs for farmers.” He also said, “As climate change worsens, livestock farms are facing increasing difficulties. We will work even harder to minimize damage to farmers through related research and technology distribution.”
Meanwhile, the National Institute of Animal Science plans to form a field technology support team in cooperation with provincial agricultural technology centers and city/county agricultural technology centers to provide comprehensive technology support for responding to heat waves until August.
In addition, through the ‘Livestock Breeding Weather Information System’, we provide information on the livestock heat index (THI)* prediction and high-temperature season feeding management methods, and we have produced and distributed the ‘High-temperature Season Livestock Damage Prevention and Livestock Environment Management Key Technology Manual’. This data can be viewed on the National Institute of Animal Science website (
* An index that quantifies the stress that livestock actually experience depending on temperature and humidity.
Economy Queen Reporter Kim Hong-mi / Photo Rural Development Administration
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2024-07-26 10:00:33