Monday, July 11, 2011

Dead chicken in Sidrap Continue to Grow, Now Reaches 64 Thousand Tails

Tribunnews.com - Monday, July 11, 2011 16:21 AM



Two officers from the Department of Agriculture Forestry Plantation Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (PPKPP) Prabumulih on Monday (31 / 1), destroy the positive poultry bird flu. Poultry was withdrawn neck until dead.


TRIBUNNEWS.COM, MAKASSAR - Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health of the Province of South Sulawesi (Sulawesi) recorded the number of chickens that died in the District Sidrap because of positive bird flu reaches the tail to the present 64,095.

Of the tens of thousands of chickens that died, the majority of the race laying chickens affected by the spread of the virus Alvarez Influenza (AI).

Based on official data farms, the number of laying hens that died reached 56,731 tails, broiler chicken (broiler) and tail reaches 6,000 domestic poultry that died as many as 1364 birds.

Head of Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health of South Sulawesi, Murtala Ali, the Tribune found in his office on Monday (07/11/2011), say, to anticipate the spread of the virus, it has been coordinating with the local animal husbandry department (Sidrap) to run the prevention efforts .

Steps are underway is to make a unified command post at Sidrap, create standard operating procedures for breeders, mass burial of dead chickens, regularly inform the public in the District Sidrap through loudspeakers at the mosque or other place of worship.

Pengkartuan and vaccination against chicken Gaga "said Murtala also be a precaution. Also there should be regular progress reports, coordination with farmer associations, as well as provide recommendations on vaccination with self-help system.

In addition, he continued, Animal Husbandry Department has also sent South Sulawesi 1,000 liters disinfectant to the county's largest egg producer in the South Sulawesi. In addition to assistance from the province, Murtala also expect help from the center soon to come, such as disinfectants, vaccines, and equipment.

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