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Flu Burung
Musim Hujan, Flu Burung Serang Unggas
Oleh Herlina KD, Maria Elga Ratri - Senin, 10 Februari 2014 | 18:12 WIB
Google translation:
Bird Flu
Rainy Season , Poultry Avian Attack
By Herlina KD , Maria Elga Ratri - Monday, February 10, 2014 | 18:12 pm
JAKARTA . Bird flu is not caused by the virus avian influenza ( AI ) is easily spread during the rainy season , not least in recent times . Many poultry farmers lose money because of the bird flu outbreak .
According to a report from the sms gateway Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture ( Kemtan ) , during January 2014 there were 39 cases of poultry deaths due to AI in several areas , among others, in West Java , Banten, Central Java , Yogyakarta , East Java , West Sumatra , Lampung and South Sulawesi .
Pudjiatmoko , Director of Animal Health Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health said that there are 16 428 dead birds , consisting of 2,500 laying hens , 10,337 ducks and other types . Most recently, last week, 2,925 ducks and 530 ducks dead pups in Sragen , Central Java, which is suspected due to the AI virus .
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The disease is spread among others, through the spread of poultry litter as a result of waterlogging in the area of the farm . In addition, said Pudjiatmoko , triggers the development of AI virus was humid weather in the rainy season . " Other factors , there is still boro system for ducks , the ducks diangon move where , " he explained .
Local Indonesian Poultry Breeders Association ( Himpuli ) have different data . Chairman Himpuli M.Zulkarnaen Ade said , since the beginning of January 2014 until the end of last week ( 8/2 ) , there are at least 47,000 birds died from bird flu . " Of that amount , about 80 % is a duck , " he told KONTAN Sunday ( 9/2 ) .
Ade says , since last year the AI virus that attacked Indonesia is a type of H5N1 clade 2.3.2.1 are vulnerable to attack ducks . Ade said the majority of cases are found in West Java and Central Java .
Seeing rainfall is high , Ade says AI virus attacks will still occur . However , he hopes the loss will be reduced due to the level of bio-security awareness of farmers would have been better . They are spraying the cage and minimizes human and animal contact .
As an illustration , Ade says last year the AI virus spread over four months , from November 2012 - February 2013 . Himpuli recorded at least 450,000 birds died at that time with a loss of Rp 115 billion . Currently Ade can not be predicted , but not as big as last year . Clearly , due to the rain and the AI virus productivity duck eggs dropped to 70 % . Just so you know , of a total national population of about 48 million ducks tail , egg production reached 4.13 billion items in 2013 .
However , Ade says duck egg prices remained stable in the range of USD 1,300 per egg because demand also shrunk . Meanwhile , the price of duck meat is now down from Rp 32,000 per kilogram ( kg ) per kg to Rp 26,000 - Rp 28,000 per kg . " Consumers are afraid to buy meat ducks because ducks are exposed to a lot of AI , " he said .
Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture Gratitude Iwantoro says , Kemtan has coordinated control and cope with AI virus , among others, by distributing 20,000 doses of AI vaccine per district . " Kemtan also improve bio-security , including spraying disinfectant 100 liters per district , traffic tightening of animals , including a ban on selling sick chickens , " he said .
Currently Veterinary Center Surabaya Farma has produced a vaccine for avian H5N1 clade 2.3.2.1 especially ducks . Directorate General of Livestock prepare 260,000 doses of AI vaccine stocks clade 2.3.2.1 , where 120,000 doses had been distributed into 9 districts in Central Java and West Java .
Editor : Herlina Kartika
Flu Burung
Musim Hujan, Flu Burung Serang Unggas
Oleh Herlina KD, Maria Elga Ratri - Senin, 10 Februari 2014 | 18:12 WIB
Google translation:
Bird Flu
Rainy Season , Poultry Avian Attack
By Herlina KD , Maria Elga Ratri - Monday, February 10, 2014 | 18:12 pm
JAKARTA . Bird flu is not caused by the virus avian influenza ( AI ) is easily spread during the rainy season , not least in recent times . Many poultry farmers lose money because of the bird flu outbreak .
According to a report from the sms gateway Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture ( Kemtan ) , during January 2014 there were 39 cases of poultry deaths due to AI in several areas , among others, in West Java , Banten, Central Java , Yogyakarta , East Java , West Sumatra , Lampung and South Sulawesi .
Pudjiatmoko , Director of Animal Health Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health said that there are 16 428 dead birds , consisting of 2,500 laying hens , 10,337 ducks and other types . Most recently, last week, 2,925 ducks and 530 ducks dead pups in Sragen , Central Java, which is suspected due to the AI virus .
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The disease is spread among others, through the spread of poultry litter as a result of waterlogging in the area of the farm . In addition, said Pudjiatmoko , triggers the development of AI virus was humid weather in the rainy season . " Other factors , there is still boro system for ducks , the ducks diangon move where , " he explained .
Local Indonesian Poultry Breeders Association ( Himpuli ) have different data . Chairman Himpuli M.Zulkarnaen Ade said , since the beginning of January 2014 until the end of last week ( 8/2 ) , there are at least 47,000 birds died from bird flu . " Of that amount , about 80 % is a duck , " he told KONTAN Sunday ( 9/2 ) .
Ade says , since last year the AI virus that attacked Indonesia is a type of H5N1 clade 2.3.2.1 are vulnerable to attack ducks . Ade said the majority of cases are found in West Java and Central Java .
Seeing rainfall is high , Ade says AI virus attacks will still occur . However , he hopes the loss will be reduced due to the level of bio-security awareness of farmers would have been better . They are spraying the cage and minimizes human and animal contact .
As an illustration , Ade says last year the AI virus spread over four months , from November 2012 - February 2013 . Himpuli recorded at least 450,000 birds died at that time with a loss of Rp 115 billion . Currently Ade can not be predicted , but not as big as last year . Clearly , due to the rain and the AI virus productivity duck eggs dropped to 70 % . Just so you know , of a total national population of about 48 million ducks tail , egg production reached 4.13 billion items in 2013 .
However , Ade says duck egg prices remained stable in the range of USD 1,300 per egg because demand also shrunk . Meanwhile , the price of duck meat is now down from Rp 32,000 per kilogram ( kg ) per kg to Rp 26,000 - Rp 28,000 per kg . " Consumers are afraid to buy meat ducks because ducks are exposed to a lot of AI , " he said .
Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture Gratitude Iwantoro says , Kemtan has coordinated control and cope with AI virus , among others, by distributing 20,000 doses of AI vaccine per district . " Kemtan also improve bio-security , including spraying disinfectant 100 liters per district , traffic tightening of animals , including a ban on selling sick chickens , " he said .
Currently Veterinary Center Surabaya Farma has produced a vaccine for avian H5N1 clade 2.3.2.1 especially ducks . Directorate General of Livestock prepare 260,000 doses of AI vaccine stocks clade 2.3.2.1 , where 120,000 doses had been distributed into 9 districts in Central Java and West Java .
Editor : Herlina Kartika