Bantul, Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - The Food Security and Agriculture Office of Bantul, Yogyakarta, has proposed the procurement of vaccines for handling food and mouth disease (FMD) in livestock to the central government.
"We have proposed to the central government, but they (vaccines) are not available. Regarding when they will be given, we do not know," Head of the Food Security and Agriculture Office of Bantul Joko Waluyo said here on Sunday.
According to him, the office requested vaccines because FMD cases have been found in cattle in Bantul, causing 11 cattle to succumb.
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Waluyo explained that vaccines to prevent FMD have previously been provided by the cattle traders association. However, the number of doses was only 250 doses, and the cattle have been inoculated by using the vaccine doses in late December 2024.
"Bantul received 250 doses. Meanwhile, Bantul's cattle population is almost 70 thousand," he remarked.
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He noted that while waiting for the FMD vaccines, he hoped that cattle farmers could segregate newly bought cattle from the others to undergo a quarantine first in order to ensure there is no potential for FMD transmission.
Furthermore, he noted that FMD transmission once occurred in Bantul in 2022, but then stopped. However, it occurred again in late 2024, not only in Bantul but also in other regions.
"We hope it will subside soon and will not be prolonged," he said.
