Monday, February 2, 2009

Bogor: Anticipating Avian Flu, Dozens poultry destroyed

Sunday, February 01, 2009, 17:19:00

Following the death 59 chickens suddenly for the last week, the resident RT 01 dan RT 02/ RW 02 Kelurahan Kedung Badak, Kec. Tanah Sareal, Kota Bogor, gave the kept poultry willingly the resident was destroyed by the official of Agriculture of Kota Bogor of the Service, on Sunday early afternoon (1/2). Chairman RW 02 Kedung Badak districts, Sari Sugiarti, on Sunday (1/2) said, the extermination of the poultry belonging to the resident because of the existence of the report about the death of the chicken suddenly. "To anticipate the bird flu illness, then the official from the Pertanian Service came to Kedung Badak to destroy the poultry," he said.

According to the Main Point, his side at once followed up the report from this resident by reporting this incident to the Village Head Kedung Badak. Sir Lurah coordinated Officially Pertanian, and the official from the Pertanian Service finally had decided to destroy kept animals the resident who still was living, he said. Explained, the poultry belonging to the resident who was destroyed that is 41 chickens, and 11 Manila ducks. The resident by liking to be willing to hand over his livestock animals to the official of Agriculture of the Service to be destroyed, because frightened was infected by bird flu. Apart from destroying the livestock animal, the official from the Pertanian Service that was numbering seven people were led by the Section Head the Health of the Community of Veteriner drh Sarif also gave counselling to the resident about the bird flu danger.

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