Bird Flu Was Followed By The Other Illness [Central Java]

October 14 2010


Purwokerto - The bird flu Illness that attacks the poultry in the Banyumas territory up to now was still being difficult to be controlled. The problem, the cause virus of this illness had the trend be mutated as well as brought the other prospective illness.

That was revealed by Chairman Council Ekonomy Livestock Central Java, Gembong Heru Nugroho, responded to the case emergence of bird flu in Banyumas.

"Till now the bird flu illness is still continuing to be available. Moreover, this illness emergence was precisely followed by the other illness or happened the complication with the other illness like ND (New Castle Deseases-Red) or the bronchitis infection," said he, yesterday.

According to Gembong, bird flu unlike previously again that could be handled with giving of the vaccine and spraying of disinfectant. Now the vaccine is not effective any more.

This illness could also cause the occurrence of the decline in the productivity, especially in the layer. "Moreover, the decline in this productivity could reach 60 percent," he said.

Moreover, he continued, the egg shell that usually is brown could become white when the layer infected bird flu. This condition was very damaging the breeder. Moreover the illness kind that attacked the poultry also even more.

His side also regretted the government that at this time no longer gives the vaccine to the breeders. In fact, to prevent the occurrence of the case of bird flu, one of his methods of being the poultry must be given the vaccine routinely every time three months.

"The regional government since 2-3 last year no longer gave the vaccine to the breeder. As a result, the breeder was overwhelmed. In fact, in West Java giving of the vaccine was still proceeding," he stated.

This condition was still being increased with the price increase was buying food, while the selling price of the egg experienced the decline. For the breeder that maintained in the number that many, the possibility could be still remaining. However for the small scale breeder, like available in the Sumbang Subdistrict, was enough difficult to remain.

Gembong added, the bird flu emergence was also influenced by the weather. The extreme weather that takes place now really influence the development of the virus H5N1 and poultry resistance.

"The existence of the extreme weather automatically caused chicken resistance to descended. As a result susceptible was attacked by the illness, especially bird flu," he explained.

Too wide in the meanwhile, Head of Sector Health of the Animal and the Service Fivestock and fisheries (Dinnakkan) the Banyumas Regency, Sentot S Eko explained, in fact giving of the vaccine to the poultry was ineffective. Because, the range of the Banyumas territory was too wide.

"In fact the potent method of facing the bird flu illness was by applying the concept biosecurity, that is by maintaining the cleanliness of the pen and spraying with the disinfectant liquid routinely. Whereas for stock of disinfectant in Banyumas be still relatively sufficient," he said.

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