Health Officers Ensure Thousands Of Livestock In East Jakarta Are Sterile From PMK

Cattle in the East Jakarta area that have been checked for health/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Health officials from the East Jakarta Food, Maritime and Agriculture Security Agency (KPKP) have examined 2,069 pets in East Jakarta. The inspection started from Monday 9 May to Friday 13 May.

The residents' pets being examined include cows, buffaloes, goats and sheep. These animals come from a number of areas such as Jember, Bondowoso, Situbondo, Blitar, Kediri, Jonggol, Boyolali, Bumiayu, Sukabumi, Purwakarta and others.

This is done to anticipate the spread of mouth and nail disease (FMD) in these animals.

Inspections will continue to be carried out before the Eid al-Adha holiday. Of the total 2,069 livestock examined, the details are 680 cows, three buffaloes, 896 goats and 490 sheep.

"Inspections will still be carried out because ahead of Eid al-Adha, many sacrificial animals enter Jakarta from various regions in Indonesia," Acting Head of East Jakarta KPKP Sub-dept. Ali Nurdin told reporters, Friday, May 13.

The thousands of animals were all examined from 65 breeders spread across 10 sub-districts in East Jakarta. This livestock health supervision is carried out to anticipate the spread of foot and mouth disease (PMK).

So far, from the results of the interim examination, the condition of all the livestock he examined was in good health, no clinical symptoms were found that lead to mouth and hoof disease.

"The examination includes checking the saliva, mouth, teeth, tongue, heartbeat and nails of the livestock," he said.

As many as 65 animal breeders that he has examined include Jalan Kayu Manis Barat, RT 01/02, Kelurahan Kayu Manis and Jalan Buluh Tengah, RT 10/16, Cililitan Village.

Then on Jalan Pangeran, Gang Susu RT 02/02 No. 52 Balekambang Village. Gang Volley, RT 07/03 Dukuh Village and a number of other points.