South Korea: Record-breaking snowfall causes widespread damage to dairy farms

[Livestock Newspaper Reporter Min Byeong-jin] Finding a milking place is a challenge… Concerns over the closure of affected farms Livestock Association urges the government to prepare recovery support measures Due to the record-breaking snowfall concentrated in the central region, damage to dairy farms is snowballing. On November 27-28, some areas, mainly in Gyeonggi, Seoul, and Chungcheong, recorded snowfall exceeding 50cm, causing massive damage to livestock farms. In particular, dairy farms are open and connected in parallel, and many of them are old due to the characteristics of many elderly ranchers. To make matters worse, many of the farms collapsed because the roofs were made of materials such as slate or vinyl, which could not withstand the weight of the wet snow with high moisture content. The affected farms complained that not only the collapsed farms were farms, but also the cows died and even the rescued cows were slaughtered with severe injuries, resulting in huge ...