Friday, July 8, 2011

Already 41 Thousand Dead Chickens in Sidrap

Eastern Tribune - Friday, July 8, 2011 15:51 AM

Tribun-TIMUR.COM, MAKASSAR - Outbreaks of bird flu in Sidrap regency, South Sulawesi (Sulawesi, continues to expand.

Based on official reports of local farms until the chicken that died suddenly this afternoon has reached 41 thousand heads. That number continues to grow than ever. According to the report, two days ago or Wednesday (06/07/2011), the number of chickens that died suddenly around 19 thousand heads. That number increased to 38 thousand on Thursday (07/07/2011).

"From the number continues to grow despite a decline. But coverage grew from four districts into seven districts," said Head of Animal Husbandry and Health of South Sulawesi Murtala Ali via cell phone (mobile phone), Friday (8/7/2011).

Currently, Murtala was at Sidrap monitor progress with the provincial team.

With the expansion of the distribution area of ​​the spread of bird flu virus, said Murtala, then blocking or isolation area also increased from four to seven point eight points.

To minimize the increasing deployment in addition to isolation, local animal husbandry department is also intensifying spraying disinfectant to a radius of about 1-2 kilometers (km) from the point of isolation sites.

In addition, the injection of the vaccine to the chickens that have not been infected with bird flu was also conducted kesetiap cage area per cage.

Murtala also delivered a number of recommendations of which appealed to all districts have the post handling of bird flu.

In addition, the related offices in Sidrap must apply operating standards (SOPs) relating to the spread of bird flu that do not develop as well as the coordination and dissemination from the bottom up.

"Vaccination and spraying increased. As soon made a kind of family counseling to families in coordination with the employers' association of livestock increased," he explained.

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