Tangerang Regency Government Finds Five Cattle Affected By FMD

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TANGERANG - The Regency Government (Pemkab) of Tangerang, Banten through the Quick Response Task Force for Disease Prevention and Control has found five cows affected by foot and mouth disease (PMK). Hustri Windayani in Tangerang, Wednesday, May 25, said the findings of the five cases of FMD occurred in cows originating from Wonogiri, Central Java. "According to the owner, these five animals have just entered Tangerang Regency, sent from Wonogiri. and taking a number of samples," he said as quoted by Antara. He said that currently the five animals have received further treatment by local health officials by taking a number of samples and administering drugs and vitamins to prevent bacterial infections that are lodged in the animal's body. "If this animal is a cow, then for samples we will check it in the laboratory." Subang Veterinary Center boratorium. Then, for the animals themselves, treatment has been carried out," he said. Then, Hustri continued, to prevent the spread of PMK. His party also temporarily closed the place or location of the animal husbandry. . So we do regular monitoring," he said. He added, with the discovery of this suspect case, the Tangerang Regency Agriculture and Food Security Service will continue to carry out strict supervision and monitoring of the breeders in the area.

Meanwhile, from the results of inspections carried out on 530 farms in the Tangerang Regency area, with a total of 5,546 animals. The results showed no animals infected with mouth and fingernail disease. "So far for livestock owned by farmers/livestock in Tangerang there has been no finding of PMK cases, it is still safe. It's just that at this time the findings are from outside the region," he said. Tangerang Regency Food Security, Asep Jatnika added with the discovery of suspect cases by the Task Force team for rapid response to disease prevention and control. So, his party has also tightened the supervision of livestock vehicle crossings in the area. "Currently we will carry out supervision or monitoring of livestock shipments from the PMK area. So we have coordinated with the Police and the Transportation Agency to build eight check points," he said. He said that from the eight checkpoints, the control points for animal delivery vehicles will be established at the borders of the Tangerang-Bogor, Tangerang-Rangkasbitung, Legok, Jayanti, Serang and Bitung toll road gates as well as other points. According to Asep, later the officers will check the completeness of the animal health documents issued by the government from the area. origin," he said.