[Livestock and Fisheries News=Reporter Kim Sinji] The Korean Native Chicken Association (President Moon Jeongjin) has been designated as the nation's first 'Native Chicken Breeding Registration Agency' by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. This means that a legal basis has been established to promote the preservation of native chicken bloodlines and breed improvement within the national management system, and it is being evaluated as a systemic turning point for the native chicken industry. The Native Chicken Association explained that this designation as a breeding registration agency is the result of a series of events, following the addition of 'native chicken' to the list of registered livestock in the revision of the 'Livestock Management Act Enforcement Decree' on September 2 last year, and the revision of the notice on the designation of livestock improvement agencies. Until now, native chickens have possessed unique genetic resources, but due to the lack of legal grounds, breeding