Bandarlampung City Government Requires Livestock Health Certificate To Prevent PMK

BANDARLAMPUNG - The city government of Bandarlampung requires livestock that will enter the area to have a health certificate to prevent the transmission of foot and mouth disease (PMK). Animals and Veterinary Health at the Bandarlampung City Agriculture Office M. Rifki in Bandarlampung, Thursday, May 12. Then also, he continued, there is currently a circular letter from the Minister of Agriculture and the Governor of Lampung to monitor livestock traffic, including livestock already in the area. Bandarlampung City. "We also don't allow livestock to enter from areas where FMD has been identified," he said. , such as cows, goats, buffalo, sheep and pigs," he said. According to him, although it was not declared zo Onosis, but transmission of this disease must be prevented because it will cause losses on the part of farmers because it can reduce the selling price of livestock. " he said.