Thursday, December 13, 2012, 20:54 pm
Reuters / Fiqman Sunandar
An officer of the farms do penyomprotan residents in the chicken coop to prevent the bird flu virus (H5N1).
Tackling bird flu, called depopulation strategy to cut the spread of the virus. All birds that are within a radius of one kilometer from ducks infected with bird flu will be destroyed. while there will be no compensation given to the farmers affected by depopulation Itiknya. "There is no budget for compensation, we just do communication, provide education and information to farmers for depopulation duck," said Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture Pujiatmoko, Thursday (13/12). HIMPULI states firmly rejected this plan . Depopulation by HIMPULI will eliminate genetic resources and cause tremendous loss to the breeder. "Moreover, farmers can not be compensated," said Chairman HIMPULI, Ade Zulkarnaen, Thursday (13/12).
HIMPULI not been able to launch a number of total losses suffered if depopulation done. Because there are three types of ducks are affected to be calculated, namely laying ducks, duck meat and duck young age of 35 days. laying ducks One death is estimated at Rp. 200 thousand per head. While the death of duck meat reaches Rp 40 thousand per head. Meanwhile, one young ducks losses reach Rp 45 thousand per head. Ade also said there is no definitive count of the losses caused by the outbreak. breeders who panicked by Ade already started cutting his ducks for sale to the market. This has occurred partly in Kediri, Tulungagung, and Jepara. "They cut themselves, we can not allow," he said. http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/12/12/13/mez2m9-depopulasi-jurus-jitu-tangani-flu-burung?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
