Antibiotics for Feeding Animals to Be Banned
SOUTH KOREA - It was reported yesterday that starting next year, popular antibiotics will no longer be fed to poultry, livestock and fish.

Monitoring for Avian Flu Now Year-Round
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea will start monitoring wild birds and poultry farms for bird flu year-round.

Another Bout of Bird Flu Confirmed in Capital
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Another outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was, on Sunday, confirmed in the capital city of Seoul.

S. Korea Confirms its Twenty Fifth Outbreak
SOUTH KOREA - On Saturday the South Korean government confirmed yet another outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu. Since late March they have now confirmed 25 outbreaks across the country. In response the government recently upgraded the alert status...

3 Million Culled in Race Against Bird Flu
SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government today announced that nearly 3 million chicken and ducks have died or been culled as a result of bird flu outbreaks throughout the country.

Another Day Another Outbreak
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Yesterday the South Korean government announced that a further six farms had been hit with bird flu outbreaks in the southwestern provinces.

H5N1 Hits South Korean Duck Farm
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government confirmed today that a virulent bird flu strain killing ducks at a farm in the southwestern city of Jeongup was identified as H5N1 strain of avian influenza.

South Korea Confirms Bird Flu Trouble
SEOUL, S. KOREA - The South Korean government has confirmed that a farm in the southwestern region of Gimje has been struck by bird flu.

Binders Could Improve Viability of Cheap Starch
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's feed industry is feeling the pressure of high cereal prices and short supplies. Some mills are expecting to run out of wheat in the next few months and are considering using alternative raw materials, such as Manioc.

South Korean Chicken Farm In North Korean Territory
KOREA - A South Korean food company said Tuesday it will start building a chicken farm in North Korea later this year as part of its efforts to produce chickens using the North's cheap labor.

Big Dutchman's Efficient, Effective Dry-Type Dust Filter
SOUTH KOREA - StuffNix now also installed in South Korea

Chicken Processor Plans to Open Poultry Farms In NK
SOUTH KOREA - Maniker Co., a South Korean food maker, said Friday its executives will visit North Korea next month to finalize the company's project to set up chicken farms there.

Safety Standards Keep Fresh Chicken At Bay
SOUTH KOREA - Commissary shoppers in South Korea are still asking: "Where’s the fresh chicken?" as the Defense Commissary Agency continues to stock and sell only those products that come from DoD-approved sources.

FTA with EU to hurt S. Korea's meat, dairy sectors: report
SEOUL - A free trade pact with the European Union (EU) is expected to hurt South Korea's alcoholic beverage, meat and dairy sectors, a report said Monday.

Agricultural exports forecast to grow 6.3 pct
SEOUL - South Korea aims to export US$2.45 billion worth of agricultural and forestry goods this year, up 6.3 percent from last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said.

Authorities looking into deaths of chickens in Asan
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's animal quarantine authorities said Tuesday that they are looking into the sudden death of 6,000 chickens from a farm in Asan .

S. Korea kills thousands of pigs, chickens to stem spread of bird flu
SOUTH KOREA - South Korean quarantine authorities said Sunday they have culled an additional 4,000 pigs and 2,000 chickens to prevent the spread of bird flu.

Newcastle Disease Found in Chonan, S. Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Newcastle disease, a fatal poultry infection, has been found in Chonan, South Chungchong Province, just 4 kilometers from Asan, the site for the latest outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, officials said Monday.

Poultry cull carried out in South Korea
SEOUL - South Korean quarantine officials have completed the slaughter of tens of thousands of poultry after a fresh bird flu outbreak, an official said Saturday.

South Korea won't discuss US beef,poultry at broader trade talks
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea has rejected a US request to discuss beef and poultry imports this week as part of broader free trade talks, calling the forum inappropriate.

Some chickens get special treatment, while others get culled in S. Korea
SEOUL - Vast flocks of chickens are being killed, burned and buried in an effort to stop South Korea's bird flu outbreaks, but some are getting a truck drive and a safe haven.

Mass Slaughter of Poultry Begins
SOUTH KOREA - Fears are growing that outbreaks of highly contagious avian influenza in North Cholla Province could cripple the region's poultry industry.

Hubbard Flex GP Agreement For Korea
KOREA - Hubbard is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement with Maniker Co. Ltd of Korea to handle the sales and distribution of Hubbard parent stock in the Korean Peninsular.

Size of Korean mass poultry cull feared to sharply increase
SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government is sure to expand the radius of areas for culling bird flu-infected poultry from the current 500 meters to 3 kilometers, affecting some 770,000 livestock, officials said Wednesday.

S. Korea authorizes poultry imports from Chile
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has authorized the importation of Chilean poultry products, Chile's Export Promotions Program (ProChile) said in a statement on Wednesday.