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JNU Black Cattle Research Center to fund local indigenous cattle farmers Feed costs supported for three years from bovine insemination to birth of calves

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and Jeju National University (JNU) Black Cattle Research Center will financially support indigenous cattle farmers on Jeju Island, the local authorities announced Saturday (May 15).

The support scheme is aimed to encourage local livestock households to join the provincial project of improving Jeju’s native Black Cattle while creating substantive sources of income for small-scale cattle farmers.

The “cow-bred grant” scheme is the first project promoted at a research institute level in South Korea. Under the provincial plan, local farming households that have a Korean or Jeju indigenous cows to be bred will be subsidized for feed costs worth up to 1 million won from bovine insemination to the birth of calves.

Specifically, each case of artificial insemination will be subject to the subsidized feed worth 200,000 won, a case of successful pregnancy will be qualified for the feed worth 400,000 won, and the subsequent delivery will lead to the additional aid for feed worth 400,000 won

Applications will be accepted by the JNU Black Cattle Research Center, for a total of 70 cows in the order they are received, starting from May 14. The eligible cows will be determined based on the provincial criteria for cows to be bred and their insemination and delivery.

Application forms will be accessible at the JNU Black Cattle Research Center and the local branches of the National Livestock Cooperative Federation. Applicants who have inquiries are asked to contact the university’s research center via phone (064-754-4650) or online (http://jejublackcattle-arc.com).

The provincial subsidy project has been promoted for three consecutive years since 2019. The rate of successful pregnancy for artificial insemination rose from 87% in 2019 to 91.8% last year, indicating that the recipients of subsidies put greater efforts into taking care of their cows.