Gunung Kidul Presses The Spread Of PMK So As Not To Disturb Livestock Production

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GUNUNG KIDUL - The Livestock and Animal Health Service Office of Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, is making every effort to suppress the spread of foot and mouth disease so as not to interfere with breeding and production of livestock. in Gunung Kidul, Friday, June 17, said cases of foot and mouth disease (PMK) are dangerous for cattle breeding because the risk of death for calves is very high. This is because calves if infected with PMK can die," Fajar said as quoted by Antara. He said that this year, DPKH targets the birth of 18,800 calves. Pregnant cows are targeted at 19,300. for pregnant sires as many as 7,172 tails. "This achievement is still in progress It's a good route, but vigilance must continue to be carried out regarding the spread of PMK in Gunung Kidul," he said. To achieve this target, DPKH Gunung Kidul is promoting artificial insemination (IB) through the Sikomandan program. In addition, it also continues to carry out regular checks on pregnant cows to avoid various diseases.

He added that several programs have been implemented to combat PMK. One of them is providing assistance and socialization to farmers. "We hope that the understanding of these residents can be effective in efforts to suppress cases in Gunung Kidul," he said. Meanwhile, Head of Gunung Kidul DPKH Wibawanti Wulandari said DPKH intensified socialization to farmers related to cage cleanliness for prevention PMK. In addition, DPKH increases vaccination of livestock. DPKH Gunung Kidul has reported to the Ministry of Agriculture regarding the number of livestock receiving priority for PMK vaccine. There are about 79,000 head of cattle that are proposed to get the vaccine. “In the early stages there are 3 million doses. However, we are still waiting for the quota to be obtained in Gunung Kidul," he said.