Cattle-carrying Trucks Passing Through Bogor City Will Be Intercepted By The Joint PMK Anticipation Team

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JAKARTA - The Bogor City Government, West Java, in collaboration with the Bogor City Police and the Transportation Agency are anticipating the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in split-toed animals such as cows and goats, which are spreading ahead of Eid al-Adha needs.

Head of the Head of Food Security and Agriculture (DKPP) of Bogor City Anas S. Rasmana said anticipation was made considering that in surrounding areas such as Bogor Regency, 14 cows with FMD were found from East Java.

"It's not a post like COVID-19, we just have an intercept post without a tent. Every pickup truck or truck that passes carrying cows or goats, usually at night at the border, Dishub or Satlantas officers will stop it," said Anas, Monday, May 30, quoted from Between.

Anas said that the five intercept points are on Yasmin, Pomad, Ciawi, Bubulak and Pamoyanan roads, which are ready to monitor the journey of cars carrying cattle and goats.

The Satlantas officer or the police station on duty as well as the Transportation Agency will contact the veterinary team from the Health Service in collaboration with DKPP to immediately go to the location to examine the animals brought by the car.

If it passes the PMK indication, the animal transporting car can drive to 30 fattening livestock shelters and slaughterhouses (RPH) in Bogor City.

Data from the Ministry of Agriculture as of May 22, 2022 stated that as many as 16 provinces and 82 districts were infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) in livestock with a total of 5,454,454 affected and 20,723 sick.

Meanwhile, the Food and Livestock Security Service (DKPP) of West Java Province stated that there were 2,816 split-hoofed livestock such as beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep and goats in the area that were infected with the virus that causes FMD, as many as 14 cows of which have been in the Jonggol District. , Bogor Regency.

The city of Bogor, said Anas, usually needs 17,000 cows and 20,000 goats for sacrifice every year in the 30 shelters and slaughterhouses during Eid al-Adha.

This need is met from Central Java Province, one of which is Pati Regency and Boyolali Regency. Then from East Java Province, including Bojonegoro City and Madura Island, then from West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, including Bima Regency.

In addition, there is still the Province of Bali which supports quite a number of cattle and now with the presence of PMK in East Java, there is still the Province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) which has the potential to be explored, even though it is hampered by long distances.

Therefore, intercepting cars carrying cattle and goats must be done to prevent the entry of FMD in cattle sold in Bogor City, to ensure that cows from the red zone such as those from East Java Province do not enter.

In West Java, Anas also said that there are only about five areas that have not yet detected any incoming FMD disease cattle, namely Bogor City, Depok, Ciamis Regency, Majalengka and Pangandaran Regency.

Bogor City DKPP also formed a team of seven veterinarians who will travel to the 30 points to regularly check the health feasibility of cows and goats to be marketed to the public.

"So to become a sacrificial animal, there are two months for fattening, seven teams of veterinarians will also routinely monitor it, even though it has passed the choke point when it is brought into the city of Bogor," explained Anas.