YOGYAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health (DPKH) Gunungkidul, DI Yogyakarta, conducts inspections of livestock at the animal market to anticipate the outbreak of Mouth and Nail Disease (FMD) in livestock.
Head of the Gunungkidul DPKH, Wibawanti Wulandari, said that currently monitoring of all animal markets is now more intense and is carried out every day on the animal market in the Javanese calendar.
His party also prepared a Rapid Response Unit Team (URC) which was alerted throughout Kapanewon through the Animal Health Center (Puskeswan).
This team will go directly to monitoring the animal market.
“We are also coordinating with the provinces, especially anticipating the entry of livestock from outside the region into Gunungkidul,” Wibawanti told reporters at his office, Friday (13/5/2022).
Meanwhile, this morning DPKH conducted monitoring and inspections at the Siyono Harjo Animal Market in Kapanewon Playen.
“In large animal markets, the service directly comes down. Meanwhile, in the small animal market, the Puskeswan is responsible for this,” said Head of Animal Health Division at the Gunungkidul Livestock and Animal Health Service (DPKH), Retno Widyastuti, at the Siyono Harjo Animal Market.
Early vigilance is carried out by physical monitoring and inspection of livestock.
It was explained that FMD has the potential to attack split-toed animals with visible symptoms such as fever, thick saliva, anxiety, and unable to stand up due to pain in their legs.
Retno reminded traders not to be tempted by cheap prices, and appealed to traders not to bring livestock from outside the region.
In addition, anticipation is also focused on Kapanewon Girisubo, Rongkop and Semin.
These three areas are considered high risk because of the high intensity of animal entry and exit between Gunungkidul and Central Java which is carried out by traders.
“We ask them not to be tempted by the low prices of cattle sold from outside,” said Retno.
DPKH together with the Department of Agriculture and Food Security of DIY also took anticipatory action in the form of monitoring livestock traffic posts in Ngawen and Bedoyo, Ponjong.
Retno also said that PMK had previously attacked livestock in this area.
“Around 1986 Indonesia was free from PMK, but now it’s re-emerging,” he said.
Cow Prices Drop
A cattle trader from Nglipar, Sukamto, said the selling price of his cattle had started to drop since yesterday.
“The difference is decent, it could go down to around Rp. 1 million,” said Sukamto.
He said, the normal market price for a cow usually reaches Rp. 16 million, at this time the price can go down to around Rp. 14.5 million per head.
However, he admitted that he was not too worried about PMK.
Because according to him, this disease has long been known by breeders to animal traders.
“Most of them already understand and know how to handle it,” said Sukamto.
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