Reviewing PMK Handling In Sumedang, Minister Of Agriculture Syahrul Ensures The Sacrificial Animals Are Healthy

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SUMEDANG - Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo reviewed the implementation of vaccination for livestock in Sumedang Regency, West Java.

The implementation of this vaccination is a series of treatments in suppressing foot and mouth disease (FMD).

At the same time, ensuring that livestock in the area are healthy ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations.

"In addition to optimizing vaccinations for livestock, the government also continues to treat and spray cages with disinfectant as an effort to suppress FMD transmission," he said in an official statement, Sunday, July 3.

Syahrul is grateful that livestock, especially cattle infected with FMD in the area, have now recovered.

"Alhamdulillah, 98 percent of the cows recovered from the treatment are here. The bottom line is that all of these efforts are the orders of the President and we at the Ministry of Agriculture together with the regional government will work hard," he said.

Regarding this matter, Minister of Agriculture Syahrul expressed his gratitude for the attention and great contribution of all parties in dealing with PMK. Among them are collaborations with the Police and the TNI who help carry out surveillance.

"Thanks to the TNI, POLRI who have intervened, especially the task force for handling this PMK. Thank God there are 17 veterinarians to help handle this PMK," he said.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Sumedang, Dony Ahmad Munir said, thank you for the attention of the central government to the FMD outbreak that infects livestock in Sumedang Regency.

According to him, based on available data, the total number of cows that have recovered from the FMD outbreak has reached 629. Meanwhile, 9 dead cows and 39 forced beef cattle. The total number of cows affected by FMD reached 1,800 heads.

"We continue to work together to deal with PMK. Thank you to the Minister and staff who have been paying special attention to Sumedang Regency," said Dony.

In the same place, the Head of the West Java Province Food and Livestock Security Service (DKPP), Moh Arifin Soedjayana, said that the central government's efforts to deal with PMK were considered appropriate, considering that currently the process of vaccination, treatment and spraying of disinfectants was continuing.

Arifin believes that the province of West Java is able to control PMK.

In fact, until now, the sale of cattle in West Java before Eid is still stable and has not decreased, nor has it increased.

"Today I want to say that the government from the provinces, regencies and cities is really present in the midst of community difficulties. Even the central government has helped assist farmers in West Java," he said.