"Livestock infectious disease culling should be compensated up to 100%"

Published 2025년 12월 5일

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[Korean Farmers' Newspaper Reporter Jin-woo Lee] Amid ongoing demands from livestock organizations to raise the compensation cap for the culling of animals in the event of an outbreak of a Category 1 livestock infectious disease, Representative Im Ho-seon from the Democratic Party of Korea (representing Jeungpyeong, Jincheon, and Eumseong) has proposed a revision to the "Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act," which aims to increase the current culling compensation cap of 80%. According to Representative Im Ho-seon's proposed revision to the Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act, the compensation cap for culling in livestock farms affected by infectious diseases would be raised from the current 80% of the livestock's assessed value to 90%, and for farms that first report major infectious diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza to the city or county,

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The cap on compensation has been raised from 80% to 90%, with a 100% compensation for the first reporting farms. Amidst ongoing demands from livestock organizations to raise the cap on compensation for the culling of animals in the event of a Type 1 livestock infectious disease outbreak, Representative Im Ho-seon from the Democratic Party (representing Jeungpyeong, Jincheon, and Eumseong) has proposed a revision to the "Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act" that raises the current cap on compensation for culled animals from 80% to 90%. According to the revision to the Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act proposed by Representative Im Ho-seon, the cap on compensation for culled animals in farms where livestock infectious diseases occur would be raised from the current 80% of the livestock's assessed value to 90%. Additionally, it proposes to allow up to 100% compensation for farms that first report major infectious diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and highly ...

Source: Agrinet