Preventing FMD, 181 Cattle in East Jakarta Vaccinated
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
To prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the East Jakarta Maritime, Agriculture, and Food Security Agency (KPKP), held vaccinations for livestock, especially cattle.
This is a routine agenda every four months
East Jakarta KPKP Sub-agency Head, Taufik Yulianto said that since early January until Friday (2/7), 181 livestock cattle owned by residents underwent free vaccinations.
"Those 181 cattle consist of dairy cattle and beef cattle, as the current focus is on cattle first," he expressed, Friday (2/7).
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Animal Husbandry and Animal Health Section Head, Theresia Elita added that at the end of February, around 520 cows would be vaccinated.
"This is a routine agenda every four months," she explained.
She urged cattle farmers to obtain a health certificate from a doctor or a health certificate from the local KPKP when purchasing cattle from any region, as well as a livestock transit permit from the Ministry of Agriculture.
"This is to prevent the spread of FMD in Jakarta," she stated.
