Jakarta City Government Razia Poultry

[Razia = police raid; surprise police inspection; a bust. What I find interesting about this story is that Cipayung is smack dab in between Bogor and Bekesi. Two current hot spots.....]




Thursday, February 12 2009 | 19:36 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Jakarta City Government merazia poultry in the surrounding residential district in Bambu Apus, Cipayung, East Jakarta, on Thursday (12 / 2).

Razia from that, the government got 102 birds consisting of 77 chickens, 1 goose tails, 6 ducks and 18 chickens dove. Birds that be. While the chicken and meat disembelih submitted to the owner.

According to Tribal Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Adnan Ahmad, razia this is done to anticipate the spread of bird flu virus (H5N1). "Last year in Cipayung found two patients suspect," he said to the journalist. In addition, in January to April is the phase distribution of bird flu virus.

Adnan explain, in accordance with the Regional Regulation No. 4 Year 2007 on the Control and Maintenance poultry, in the vicinity of settlements have banned poultry that roam. "Because birds are very vulnerable dirt spread bird flu virus," he said. The target, in 2010 there is no fowl that roam around the settlement, unless the certificate is free of bird flu.