Anticipating Disease Spread, During Ramadan Crossing Animals In Bengkulu Must Be Examined

Cattle in Bengkulu City. (ANTARA)

BENGKULU - The Bengkulu Province Animal Husbandry and Health Service has prepared checkpoints throughout the Bengkulu border area, especially during Ramadan 1444 Hijriah to avoid the spread of the virus that attacks livestock. "We will cooperate with the regional livestock service to monitor livestock traffic during Ramadan by examining vehicles carrying livestock from outside the region," said Head of the Bengkulu Province Animal Husbandry and Health Service M Syarkawi, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, March 20. He said that the animal examination was carried out on cattle types of cattle, goats, pigs, chickens and ducks. In addition to inspection, his party also tightened livestock traffic during Ramadan 1444 Hijriah which wanted to enter the area. Syarkawi continued, these restrictions were made to prevent the circulation of the Mouth and Nail Disease (PMK) outbreak, Pox Disease or Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) and bird flu. For each animal wishing to enter the Bengkulu area, it must be completed with a animal health certificate (SKKH) issued by the technical service in charge of livestock livestock and health from livestock origin areas. If the livestock do not have SKKH, the animal will be prohibited from entering the Bengkulu area.

One of the cattle breeders in Teluk Sepang Village, Ahmad, said that the policy implemented by the local government could prevent disease brought by livestock from entering Bengkulu. "We will work with the livestock service to ensure that our livestock is healthy before being sent to Bengkulu," he explained.