24 chickens in Cipatat was destroyed

OFFICIALLY Livestock Breeding and Bandung Regency fisheries West (KBB) yesterday destroyed (depopulation) around 24 chickens belonging to Isom Sopandi, 70, the resident of the Village of Andir RT 02/14, the Village of Cipataharja,Kecamatan Cipatat, KBB, that was infected by the bird flu virus.

The official was forced to dig up the cemetery 14 chickens that have been buried and killed the hen as well as his child that was numbering 10 tails that still to be alive. Official also destroyed two chicken coops belonging to Isom. The official of the Health of the Animal and the Health of the Veteriner Community of the Section (Kesmavet) the Livestock Breeding Service and fisheries KBB the smoke of Setiawan mengatakan,depopulasi selective or limited by being burnt this was carried out so that the virus that has descended on chickens and his pen did not spread. Since, worried this bird flu virus infected the community around especially that was directly neighbours with the Isom family. ”Depopulasi this was carried out to kill the virus that already penetrate to the animal including his pen. The total chicken that has been destroyed by us around 24 of ekor,”kata Asep in process gaps of depopulation yesterday. In the same opportunity, the Village Head Ciptaharja M. Iyas said, in his territory was gotten by the chicken population or the poultry in large quantities.

Therefore, his side worried if being not carried out by depopulation and disinfectant, this bird flu virus will spread and about the other poultry. He estimated the chicken belonging to the resident reached 25,000 tails. The number not yet including the chicken that was gotten in livestock breeding of PT Poskar that reached approximately 60,000 tails. Iyas admitted to contacting the poultry farm manager and ask for to carry out anticipation so that the bird flu virus does not spread to their animal of the property livestock. He also asked for the livestock breeding side mengarantina chickens including the normal official cleaned the chicken coop. Because, if they already infected, will be easy to spread him to the other animal or humankind. ”Karena the poultry population in this territory many, then must be carried out by the prevention immediately. This depopulation was the matter that must be done and sterilised the place of the incident because worried still had the livestock or the pen that already terkontaminasi,” said Iyas.

Isom personally admitted to not objecting the chicken togethered with his pen dimusnahkan. Hal that to prevent so that the illness that fell on his chicken does not spread to humankind. He claimed worried because of seeing the case that struck the resident in the neighbouring village that infected bird flu from his kept chicken. (superior haryanto)