Antraks Serang Gunung Kidul, Farmers In Boyolali Asked To Be Alert

BOYOLALI - The Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of Boyolali Regency in Central Java Province asked farmers in their area to be aware of the transmission of anti-extraction disease following the findings of an anti-extraction case in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta Special Region.

According to the Head of Animal Health for the Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Service of Boyolali Regency, Afiyani Rifdania, the agency has disseminated a letter of vigilance against the transmission of anti-extraction to breeders and large livestock traders who usually include livestock from outside the region to Boyolali.

"We have requested not to take livestock from the anti-extraction area," Afiyani said in Boyolali, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, July 10.

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of Boyolali Regency asked breeders and traders not to trade sick livestock and limit the traffic of sending livestock to prevent the transmission of BETraks, animal diseases that can be transmitted to humans.

Afiyani said that the agency also carried out structured epidemiological surveillance in areas that had not been declared free from imaging transmission, such as Klego, Andong, Simo, and Ampel sub-districts.

"We took samples from the ground twice a year, also carried out anti-mask vaccinations, for this year we have received an allocation (vaccines) of 2,000 doses, which will be given to livestock in endemic areas," he said.

"We are also increasing biosecurity, disinfecting animal markets, and carrying out close supervision of animal delivery traffic," he said.

In addition, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of Boyolali Regency is intensifying socialization about the dangers of BETraks disease and the prohibition of cutting animals that are exposed to anti-extraction.

Afiyani reminded residents not to buy livestock meat that had died before being slaughtered because there was a possibility that the meat contained disease seeds that could endanger health.

He also conveyed the importance of paying attention to the condition of animals, animal origins, and animal health documents when buying livestock at the animal market.

"If livestock from the epidemic area is not purchased even though the price is cheap," he said.

According to local government data, the population of livestock in Boyolali Regency in 2023 includes 60,704 dairy cows, 99,777 beef cows, 938 buffalo, 91,851 goats, and 50,885 sheep.