Anticipation of AI with Turmeric

K24-11 Glori K. Wadrianto Wednesday, August 3, 2011 20:12 pm
Thousands of deadly bird flu virus in chickens Polewali Mandar. 1
Sidrap, KOMPAS.com - Attack avian influenza (AI) or bird flu is still haunting farms in 11 districts in Sidrap, South Sulawesi.

Although relatively little appeal in the peak of bird flu in July 2001, but the attack was a chicken farmer concerns at the center of the largest chicken farms in the South Sulawesi.

Until this afternoon, Wednesday (08/03/2011), there were already 215,938 chickens that died suddenly due to bird flu. This type of laying chicken is a type of chicken the most attacked that amounted to 161,584 head, followed by type of broiler chicken and chicken instead of the tail 40 005 22 593 race tail.

"So far bird flu is under control in the District Sidrap. Even if there are chickens and other fowl that died suddenly due to bird flu, is relatively much smaller scale," Chief District Veterinary Sidrap Sadelih.

Separately, Syamsiah, Bird Flu Response Officer (PSDR) said this year is the third year, the District Sidrap zoned for bird flu outbreak, which originated from the village Wanio, District Panca Lotang, who attacked the farm owned by H Jafar laying hens.

"Beginning with the death of 300 chickens owned by Jafar, ranchers Wanio. Testing with rapid tests indicate that if the chickens owned by residents is positive of bird flu. From there, the virus quickly spread to 11 other districts," he explained.

In addition to spraying, to save the other birds that have not been exposed to the virus, given turmeric and brown sugar in a way in Drinks. It is fairly powerful, in addition to minimizing the use disinvektan whose numbers dwindling.

"Turmeric contains anti-oxidants that serve to minimize the virus and anti-biotic substances to poultry and red sugar serves to maintain stamina chicken," he explained.