Preventing The Spread Of PMK, Metro Lampung City Forms A Quick Response Team

Head of the Department of Food Security, Agriculture and Livestock of Metro City, Heri Wiratno/Photo: Antara

BANDARLAMPUNG - The Department of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Security (DKP3) of Metro City, Lampung formed a rapid reaction team (TRC) to anticipate the spread of mouth and nail disease (PMK) in their area. with the prevention and transmission of PMK. And on May 11, we formed a TRC in order to control the disease," said Head of the Metro City Food Security, Agriculture and Livestock Service, Heri Wiratno, in Metro, Wednesday 18 May. This quick reaction will provide education to the public, especially cattle breeders in the local city about foot and mouth disease. - livestock groups," he said as quoted by Antara. He continued, his party also provided socialization to animal slaughterers n and sellers of livestock and meat traders. "Then socialization to animal slaughterers and cattle sellers will continue to be carried out, for all meat circulating in the market is safe. If we run livestock traffic properly," he added. His party also urges breeders to be aware of the symptoms of PMK, considering that this disease attacks both ruminant and non-ruminant livestock. "This disease attacks livestock such as buffalo, cows, goats, sheep, and also pigs," he added.

He explained that the virus that attacks livestock usually incubates in the body of livestock for 1-14 days. The symptoms of this disease are characterized by cattle that don't want to eat and there are lexicitis in the mouth and nails. That's why it's called mouth and nails, that's a feature that we can see there," he explained. Meanwhile, one of the cattle breeders in Metro City, Kuswahyudi said that he had received information related to this PMK. As an anticipation, his party routinely cleans the cowshed every day and adds highly nutritious animal feed. "Hopefully this disease does not reach Metro. Indeed, we routinely give concentrate because it is for fattening. and higher body resistance. Incidentally we also don't accept cows outside, we model marriage," he explained. He hopes that livestock in Metro don't get infected with this disease so that farmers don't lose money considering it will soon enter Eid al-Adha. "Our hope is that That's it, don't let it come in here. Yes, it's possible later, because that's why the price has an influence," he said.