Indonesia - "Difficult to Detect Bird Flu in Large Poultry Farms"

[Gert van der Hoek]

This is the first newsreport I read, confirming the fact that larger, commercial poultry farms in general don't report bird flu in Indonesia. Some years ago I found a call from the Veterinary Association to make reporting by commercial poultry farms mandatory. As far as I know, nothing has changed in this respect.

Sulawesi may be an exception. This island is a very important centre of poultry trade, since time immemorial.

Poultry farming often is an investment by people who have already other investments, and have political influence, like army officers. The army was and still is a very important political factor in Indonesia, army officers or retired army officers have important political positions, like governor. The current Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono used to be a general.

Business investments by the army are widespread and are justified by saying the army needs the money to supplement the meager state budget.

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Difficult to Detect Bird Flu in Large Farms

Dutch Indonesia Partnership difficulty detecting early spread of Avian Influenza or bird flu in sector 1 and 2 major classes of commercial poultry.

Jabar - Friday, October 28, 2011

INILAH.COM, Subang - Dutch Indonesia Partnership (IDP) admitted difficulties in detecting early spread of the virus Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu in sector 1 and 2 major classes of commercial poultry.

Difficulties that triggered the closing of valid information from a chicken farmer for early detection of bird flu infection in poultry. "There is a closed condition, so we have a hard dig accurate information," said Head of Operations Review IDP Ivo Claassen at the Seminar 'On the Results of the Subang Multi-Intervention Pilot Project' in Ciater Spa, Subang, Thursday (27/10).

In fact, continued Ivo, from a bird flu-affected chickens sold in the community will be fatal. Not only for consumers, but this will facilitate the spread of the virus, which until now there is no antidote.

Nevertheless, the trend of the spread of bird flu virus in Indonesia in recent decline. Conversely, cases that appear on the poultry is Newcastle, respiratory, and Gumboro.

"What is emerging now is Newcastle, it attacks the birds despite being vaccinated several times," said Chairman of the National Animal Health Committee I Wayan Wibawan.

Such poultry diseases, Wayan light, harmless to humans except that poultry farmers would damage the economy.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Large Breeders Cooperation Invited To Fight Bird Flu Virus

Thursday, 27/10/2011

SUBANG (AFP) .- Large-scale Husbandry (sectors 1 and 2) more difficult to work together in tackling the spread of avian influenza virus (H5N1). In contrast, small farms (sectors 3 and 4), as well as more home-based breeders to be open in eradicating the virus.

As stated, Chief Operations Assessment Dutch Indonesia Partnership program on higly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI IDP), Ivo Claasen, in the seminar on the results of the multi-inttervention Subang ptojecIt pilot who was held in the Hall Sariater Spa, Thursday (27/10 ).

"We find it difficult to penetrate the large-scale farmers. In fact, during the three years of a multi-intervention pilot program in the district. Cipunegara, we have several times found the AI ​​virus in commercial poultry, "said Ivo.

According to him, the big farmers, seem to worry over the whereabouts of IDP HPAI. In fact, their presence dalah to suppress the spread of the H5N1 virus, so that the ranchers are not lost due to virus attacks.

It is said, in the district. Cipunegara Subang, at least there are 7 farm sector 1 and 2. And all the farms were being closed for the presence of HPAI IDP. ":Like that, although, we did not despair. With persuasion, they finally opened up as well, "said Ivo further.

It is said, the foreign researchers who are members of IDP HPAI has conducted a survey of hundreds of small and medium farmers in the district. Cipunegara for three years. Their activity begins by documenting the situation of poultry farms in the area. Hereinafter they perform limited interventions that include increased biosekurity and campaigns about the health of poultry.

"From the survey results are known if the increased bio-security can have a positive impact on health and productivity of poultry, said Ivo .

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See also: http://www.tintahijau.com/pemerinta...n-cegah-virus-unggas-di-subang-tak-logis.html