BABEL - Belitung Regency Government (Pemkab) needs as many as 1,200 doses of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) vaccine. The LSD vaccine is to prevent skin disease in cattle.
"The need for LSD vaccines in Belitung reaches 1,200 doses or according to the number of cattle in the community," said Head of Livestock Division of the Belitung Food and Livestock Security Service (DKPP), Suparman in Tanjung Pandan, Bangka Belitung Islands Province (Babel), Tuesday, June 13, confiscated by Antara.
According to him, the amount of LSD vaccine needs is the same as the number of vaccine needs for Mouth and Nail Disease (PMK) booster vaccines in cattle and goats in the area, which is 1,200 doses.
"We need this LSD vaccine to prevent skin diseases caused by the LSD virus," he said.
He said the vaccination was aimed at protecting cows in the area from the LSD virus outbreak or lumped skin disease.
Especially for the Province of the Babel Islands, he said, until now there has been no procurement or distribution of the LSD vaccine.
"Because it is still limited in nature, it is still comprehensive, the central government is still prioritizing areas where the spread of LSD is sporadic and already large, that is the priority first," he said.
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Therefore, his party optimizes efforts to prevent the LSD virus in the area by educating farmers to maintain the cleanliness of the cage.
In addition, his party also distributed disinfectant liquid to farmers and sellers of sacrificial animals Eid al-Adha 1444 Hijri in the local area.
"We hope that farmers can maintain the cleanliness of the cages and spray this disinfectant once a day in their cages," he said.
Veterinarian at Tanjung Pandan Health Center, Drh Liza Aprianti, said the LSD disease or lumped skin was caused by a virus that was transmitted through insects.
"If the infection is due to insects, then the prevention must automatically eliminate insects by maintaining the cleanliness of the cage and spraying disinfectant," he said.
He explained that the symptoms of cows infected with the LSD virus were fever accompanied by lumps on the skin.
"The droplets started small and then grew moisturized and broke, then there was also swelling in the body's glands, fever, sluggishness and productivity, one of which was appetite," he said.
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