Preventing African Babi Flu, Farmers In Papua Asked To Maintain The Quality Of Feed And Kandang Hygiene

Head of UPTD of Veterinary Laboratory and Animal Health Center, Department of Agriculture and Livestock of Papua Province Drh Sri Utami (ANTARA/Qadri Pratiwi)

PAPUA - The Papua Provincial Government (Pemprov), through the local Plantation and Livestock Service, appealed to pig breeders to maintain feed quality. This is done to prevent the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus or African swine fever. Head of UPTD of Veterinary Laboratory and Animal Health Center, Department of Agriculture and Livestock of Papua Province Sri Utami said that his party also asked to pay attention to cleanliness sometimes. "We urge pig breeders to cook food until it boils for 30 minutes, which is one of the efforts to prevent the African swine fever virus," he said in Jayapura, Antara, Sunday, February 25. According to Sri, until now the Papua Provincial Government has not found any ASF cases in Papua Province, for that his party is aggressively taking precautions. "If there are symptoms leading to the ASF virus, immediately report them to the relevant agencies so that further examination is carried out," he said. He explained that the disease is specifically for pigs so it is not dangerous for humans but remains vigilant against the virus because until now there is no cure, especially now that the case of African swine fever is in Timika, Central Papua Province. "The Acting Governor of Papua has issued an appeal letter to prevent the ASF virus, one of which is prohibiting input from pigs, products and processed products from affected areas," he said.

He added that it is hoped that the community should never bring products or processed in the form of sausages from areas affected by the ASF virus.