Home » Health » 2,554 Cattle and Buffaloes in Aceh Besar Infected with FMD Virus

2,554 Cattle and Buffaloes in Aceh Besar Infected with FMD Virus

Asnawi Report | Aceh Besar

SERAMBINEWS.COM, JANTHO – A total of 2,554 cows and buffaloes in the District Aceh Besarinfected with the virus Mouth and Nail Disease (PMK).

District Head of Livestock and Animal Health (Keswan) Aceh BesarFirdaus SP, said 2,554 cattle and buffalo were spread over 214 villages in 19 sub-districts out of 23 sub-districts in the district. Aceh Besarinfected with FMD virus and LSD (skin disease).

According to the Head of Livestock and Animal Husbandry Distan Aceh BesarFirdaus SP, the PMK/LSD outbreak has spread to 19 sub-districts out of a total of 23 sub-districts in Indonesia Aceh Besar. However, the most were in three sub-districts, namely Kuta Baro District 24.24 percent, Montasik District 17.64 percent and Indrapuri District 13.28 percent.

“The addition of PMK/LSD cases per day has reached 75-80 individuals,” he said.

According to him, the district government has made maximum efforts in overcoming this PMK/LSD outbreak, from livestock health services, continuous socialization through the District Coordinator and Puskeswan – Keswan in the area. Aceh Besar. This is a disaster for breeders, can not be predicted in advance. Community efforts such as those carried out by the corporate village livestock group “Blang Kunci” Weu Village, need to be followed, providing additional nutrition to livestock so that livestock can be saved.

In addition, other efforts given are traditional medicines such as giving palm sugar, turmeric to dry the wounds on the nails, even the farmers there do not hesitate to give duck eggs to restore their livestock’s stamina,” said Firdaus SP.

Read also:

PMK Case in East Aceh Reaches 723, Regency Government Closes Animal Market

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuyt88Q4JKk

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.