Bekasi Collaborates With Veterinarians To Create A Team To Face PMK Threats Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha 2022

Illustration of cattle threatened with mouth and nail disease (FMD). (Ministry of Agriculture doc)

BEKASI - Facing the threat of mouth and foot disease (FMD) in livestock ahead of Eid al-Adha 2022, the Bekasi Regency Government has formed a team of animal health supervisors.

The Head of Animal Health at the Bekasi Regency Agriculture Service Dwiyan Wahyudiharto said the team consisted of the Indonesian Veterinary Association (PDHI) West Java Branch 5.

"This supervisory team is tasked with ensuring the health of the sacrificial animals that will be sold before Eid al-Adha," said Dwiyan in Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, Tuesday, June 7.

He said the animal health supervisory team consisted of 30 personnel from regional apparatus in the Bekasi Regency Government plus West Java PDHI officers.

Based on Antara's report, the team will conduct surveillance at the merchant level, including antemortem inspections. The examination is carried out before the sacrificial season until later on D+2 or D+3 Eid al-Adha 1443 Hijriah.

"This team will be deployed to a number of stalls selling sacrificial animals, houses and slaughterhouses, as well as mosques that hold sacrificial animal slaughter," he said.

Dwiyan explained, after conducting an inspection to a predetermined location, the team then provided information on animal health based on the results of the examination.

"So, for example, there are some who are healthy and some who are sick. If someone is sick, we recommend that they be treated, they cannot be sold," he said.

He also appealed to the public to buy sacrificial animals in a healthy condition. Characteristics such as no wounds on the mouth, nose, and feet, agile animal movements, good appetite, and not disabled.

"We have also made a number of efforts to anticipate the concerns of traders and buyers regarding the mouth and nail disease outbreak," he said.