Veterinarians Make Sure Kunyit Water Can't Treat FMD In Livestock

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JAKARTA - The Executive Board of the Indonesian Veterinary Association (PB PDHI) emphasized that turmeric water cannot treat animal mouth and nail disease (PMK).

"It cannot be treated using turmeric, mouth disease and nails (PMK) are viruses," said Chairman of the Indonesian Veterinary Association (PBPDHI) Muhammad Munawaroh, Antara, Sunday, June 25.

The affirmation was conveyed in response to the confession of a livestock trader that his livestock had recovered from PMK after being given turmeric water.

Munawaroh explained that the provision of turmerics given to livestock exposed to PMK has not been clinically proven and there is no research because the virus cannot be treated.

"If in Brazil, if there is a positive cow for PMK, it will be immediately cut," he said.

According to him, if the seller finds his livestock affected by PMK, it is necessary to increase the injection of vitamins.

"In addition, the treatment of secondary infection in the mouth and legs can use wound drugs or HCLO2 (Neomed) sprayed on the mouth and legs," he said.

Thus, he continued, to free mouth and nail diseases in Indonesia, it is necessary to vaccinate twice a year on each cow's tail.

Previously, a seller of sacrificial animals in the Setiabudi area named Nurdin (60) said that he had given turmeric water to cows.

"If a cow has verbal and nail disease in her place of origin Bima, NTB is usually given turmeric water mixed with brown sugar," said Nurdin.

Nurdin said the cows could recover from mouth disease and nails if they were given regular turmeric water treatment until they recovered.

Moreover, the cow's treatment, which is done is to check physically, such as if it is not fat enough, it will be given vitamin B12 or B-complex.

He added that 60 of the 195 cows he sold were confirmed to be healthy and fit for consumption as sacrificial animals because there were already markers of the PMK vaccination barcode.

"If there are no vaccine markers from Bima, they are not allowed to enter Jakarta," he said.

Meanwhile, while in Bima, his party went to a veterinarian to check the health of the animal at a minimum of two weeks before leaving for the capital city.

"If declared healthy, we can immediately leave, we will depart at the beginning of June before Eid al-Adha," he said.