Jambi Provincial Government Urges Breeders To Beware Of Mouth And Nail Diseases

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JAMBI - The Jambi Provincial Government urges farmers to be aware of and anticipate foot and mouth disease (FMD) in livestock in the local area.

"The status of PMK in Jambi is still safe, no reports have been received, but we are still advised to be vigilant about the spread of PMK," said Jambi Governor Al Haris in Jambi, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, May 18.

Al Haris emphasized that the Jambi Provincial Government had appealed to the Livestock Services in districts and cities to take steps to anticipate the transmission of FMD in livestock. Because there are quite a lot of livestock in Jambi.

These anticipatory steps are taken to keep the livestock in a healthy condition, especially ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, where there will be many livestock that will become sacrificial animals. So it is important to maintain the health of livestock.

The Jambi Provincial Government asked the Department of Animal Husbandry in districts and cities to conduct monitoring. If there are symptoms similar to FMD in community livestock, samples are immediately taken for research and take anticipatory steps.

"The public is also asked to be careful and maintain and pay attention to the health of livestock," said Al Haris. Although it has not yet entered the Jambi region, several areas in Indonesia have detected FMD in livestock.

"Point checks for livestock are carried out during early checks, point checks are carried out at points of sale and maintenance of livestock," said Head of Livestock and Animal Health at the Plantation and Livestock Service of Batanghari Regency, Veterinarian Tuanku Hafiq.

These early checks were carried out at the Batanghari Regency Animal Market, Slaughterhouses and carried out in community-owned livestock houses. In addition, the Batanghari Regency Government has also alerted veterinarians and medics to ensure that no livestock are infected with FMD.

Symptoms of FMD in livestock include livestock experiencing high heat up to 41 degrees Celsius. Then blisters around the mouth, tongue, gums and nostrils. Then the swelling of the jaw glands, decreased appetite, limping, nails can fall off and death in young animals.

The Jambi Provincial Government also urges people who own livestock to be able to report to animal health officers if there are signs of FMD on their livestock. As well as taking early action such as restricting animal traffic, sanitation, disinfection and vaccination.