This cowpox disease spread very quickly to the herd of cows.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SIMPANG AMPAT — The government of West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra asked the community of cattle breeders to be aware of the smallpox virus or disease. lumpy skin disease“This virus is starting to appear. Breeders must be alert and if there are symptoms, immediately contact the existing livestock extension officers,” said Head of the Horticulture and Livestock Crops Service (DTPHP) Doddy San Ismail at Simpang Empat, Tuesday.
According to him, lumpy skin disease In cattle, it is characterized by fever, reduced milk production, the emergence of nodules on the skin, swelling of peripheral lymph nodes, loss of appetite, increased nasal mucus and frequent watery eyes. vector population, and epidemiological data. Including animal movement, virus virulence, immune status, climate both wind and rainfall.
He said that according to the explanation from the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan), the cause could be found the disease lumpy skin disease in cattle in Riau Province.
The disease, he said in cattle, spread very quickly to the herd of cows. It can cause significant economic loss for cattle farmers.
Even so, he said, people don’t need to panic about this animal wart disease because lumpy skin disease non -contagious and harmless to humans. It evokes when there are symptoms lumpy skin disease This is to immediately convey to the officers or agricultural extension workers in their area, or the UPTD Puskeswan in Kotobaru and Manggonang.
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