Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Indonesia: Chicken breeders Local Stop Poultry Vaccination

MONDAY, 5 JANUARY 2009 | 17:36 WIB
RATUSAN breeder chicken farmer members Himpunan Local Indonesian poultry vaccination stop bird flu virus since January 2009 this.



"The vaccine for chicken birds antiflu local futile so better stopped," said Chairman of the Poultry Association Local farmer Indonesia (Himpuli) Ade M Zulkarnain, Sunday (4 / 1) in Sukabumi. He suggested, fund the purchase of vaccines for better biosecurity and restructuring the poultry farm sector four people or livestock.

Research field test against H5N1 local chicken is done first in the world by the Netherlands, Wageningen UR, through non-government organizations Civas in Sukabumi in June 2006-June 2008.

Director Civas Albertus Mulyono, said the research done at the local livestock and poultry semiintensif on the farm with no maintenance. Results of research on farm and backyard semiintensif level is immune local poultry is very low, and include low.

"From research, we can conclude, vaccination on local chicken does not significantly improve antibody titer against bird flu," said Mulyono. Vaccination said if successful could improve antibody titer against the virus. From the results of the research that, Civas recommended to the government in order to review the vaccination program.

Executive Director of Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture, Gunawan Djajadi not be contacted when the phone and did not reply to a short message (SMS).

FBPI support

Coordinator of Planning and Development Committee of the National Bird Flu Control and Preparedness Facing pandemic influenza (Komnas FBPI) Muladno support FBPI. "The academic, the steps that should be followed by breeder among others," he said.

Muladno said, although to protests since the beginning, "However, by that agree, encouraged the use of the vaccine continue. With so many types of vaccines, it is a kind of business. Finally, the funds spent very much, but the control of bird flu is not successful. "

Civas will conduct advanced research on livestock semiintensif. "Research conducted only 70 days for chickens harvested. We want unlimited research after harvest, about a year, "he said. (aha)

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