TRIBUNJOGJA.COM, YOGYA – DIY Local Government determine the status of a disaster emergency alert status due to the outbreak of mouth and nail disease ( PMK ) in animals cattle in the region In Yogyakarta.
Head of the Department of Agriculture and Food Security (DPKP) DIY Sugeng Purwanto explained, his party will continue to boost the achievement of animal vaccination cattle to suppress transmission PMK.
Previously, DIY Local Government completed 4,800 doses of vaccine PMK.
Meanwhile, today, Sugeng admitted that he had received 8,000 doses of vaccine through the CSR program.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Agriculture also promised an additional allocation of vaccines in August.
The target recipients of the vaccine are dairy and beef cattle. There are also calves. Of course, on condition that the recipient of the vaccine PMK is an animal cattle healthy ones.
“For 8,000 vaccines, we just received last night. I think we have all the dairy cows. Maybe it’s more for calves. Healthy and calves. If the old ones have a quota left, we apply them,” said Sugeng, Friday (15/7/2022). ).
Sugeng has not been able to provide details for the distribution of vaccine allocations to the four districts where transmission is found PMK.
This is because they are only coordinating with the district government.
Furthermore, Sugeng confirmed the number of cases distribution PMK in Yogyakarta is still relatively small.
When compared to the livestock population in DIY, which is more than 800 thousand heads, the number of positive cases is only around 7,100 heads
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This calculation does not reach 1 percent of the total animal population cattle.
In addition, it is also reported that there are more than 2,100 cattle who reportedly recovered and 130 cattle died as a result PMK.
“The most important thing then is that number when compared to the population (animals) cattle) This Yogya figure is still not 1 percent. We do not deny that less than 1 percent means we must not be vigilant, right,” he said. (tro)
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