South Korea and beef calves: Farming density calculation excluded for calves up to '8 months old'

Published Sep 5, 2025

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[Jin-woo Lee, Korea Farmers Newspaper] With the application of a new stocking density to Jersey cattle, which were previously subject to the same standards as larger breeds like Holstein, Hanwoo and Woowoo calves will be excluded from the stocking density calculation until they reach eight months old if certain criteria are met. Standards are being established for one type of poultry housing, the high-rise housing facility, and the verification standard body weight for breeding pigs is being realized. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs implemented the Livestock Act Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules, which include these contents, two days ago.

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Reflecting the smaller size of Jersey cattle compared to Holstein Introducing standards for 'high-rise livestock facilities' for chickens and ducks Changing the weight standard for boar performance testing to '105kg' Jersey cattle, which were previously subject to the same breeding density standards as Holstein cattle, a relatively larger breed, will now be subject to new breeding density standards. Hanwoo and Wagyu calves will also be excluded from breeding density calculations until they reach eight months of age if certain conditions are met. Standards are being established for high-rise livestock facilities, a type of poultry farm, and the weight standard for boar performance testing is being adjusted. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that the revised Livestock Act Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules, which include these changes, came into effect two days ago. Firstly, new standards for the amount of space per animal at different growth stages ...
Source: Agrinet

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