Four Cows In Payakumbuh Positive For FMD

Illustration/Photo: Antara

PAYAKUMBUH - The Payakumbuh City Government, West Sumatra stated that four cows in the area were positive for foot and mouth disease (PMK) after the results of the examination from the Bukittinggi Veterinary Center were released. Regional Secretary of Payakumbuh City Rida Ananda in Payakumbuh, Tuesday 17 May, said four cows Those who tested positive for PMK were in the same location and in the same pen, namely in Balai Jariang Village, East Payakumbuh District. "So we have asked the Head of the Agriculture Office to isolate the four cows that have been tested positive for PMK," he said while directly inspecting one of the cattle. one cowshed in North Payakumbuh District. He said that the Payakumbuh Government through the Agriculture Service would continue to carry out checks on a rolling basis to the community's cowsheds. "So with this condition we invite all breeders to be careful and together prevent transmission This PMK," he said, quoted by Antara. One of them, he said, is that the public must s continues to maintain the cleanliness of the cage by spraying the cage using a disinfectant. "Especially for 'toke-toke' we also ask not to have much contact with cows because they spread very quickly. Hopefully there will be no more additional positive cases of PMK in Payakumbuh City," said Rida Ananda.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Payakumbuh Agriculture Office, Depi Sastra, said after tracking two of the four cattle infected with FMD came from the Palangki Livestock Market in Sijunjung Regency. "So these two cows were bought by farmers at the Palangki Livestock Market. We have closed our cattle market," he said. He said that his party had isolated the four cows that were positive for PMK and would be checked and taken daily. , medicine and cleaning the cages by spraying disinfectants," said the Depi Sastra.