Since H-7 Eid Al-Adha, Joint Officers In South Kalimantan's Balangan Wara-wiri Monitoring Of Serban Animals

Joint officers in Balangan via Antara

KALSEL - Joint officers in Balangan Regency monitored sacrificial animals throughout the week before Eid al-Adha 2022. They checked their livestock to avoid infection with mouth and nail disease (PMK).

Functional Medical Veterinary Madya drh Dewa Ayu Putu Asrinadi said the joint officers consisted of elements of the TNI-Polri, the Department of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Security (DKPPP) of Balangan Regency.

"We do not recommend that sacrificial animals be vaccinated, but treatment is still recommended, which is about one week before Eid al-Adha," he said in Paringin, South Kalimantan (Kalsel), quoted from Antara, Thursday, July 7.

In addition, his party targets the PMK vaccination in Balangan to be 100 cows which will later be realized in one day because the vaccine cannot be stored again.

He hopes that with this vaccination, the spread of PMK can be controlled and PMK antibodies and in the future in Balangan Regency free from the PMK virus.

The commander of Kodim 1001/HSU-Bakatan Lieutenant Colonel Inf. Aldin Hadi through Acting Danramil Paringin Pelda Darma Kusuma, said that this activity was a joint effort to prevent the spread of the PMK livestock outbreak that attacked livestock in several areas.

"We really appreciate the efforts of the ranks and related parties in protecting the livestock of residents, especially in Balangan Regency, from the dangers of spreading this PMK virus," he said.