Batam - Department of Marine, Fisheries, Livestock and Forestry (KP2K) Batam city immediately destroy thousands of chickens in the Water King, Bulang and Sei Temiang, Sekupang to anticipate the spread of bird flu in the city.
"Culling soon. Possible Monday (18/2) started," said Head of Batam KP2K, Suhartini, Saturday (16/2). According to recent reports, he said, the Air King who entered the District Bulang has found more than 2,000 chickens died suddenly in the last few days. While in Sei Temiang found more than 200 dead chickens. "Destruction by fire and stockpiled to localize the spread. All chickens radius of one kilometer from the discovery of bird flu cases have to be destroyed," he said. Batam City Government, he said, expects public awareness in order to allow chickens culled though no compensation. "The government does not have a budget, so we can not give compensation. Yet we ask people to be willing to be destroyed so that the chicken bird flu does not infect humans," said Suhartini. Suhartini said, in 2013, was first case of bird flu found in Batam after the last time occurred in 2010. "For the rest of our society in order to maintain the cleanliness of the cages urges them not infected chickens. If any are found chickens died suddenly immediately report it," he said. meantime, Head of Animal Husbandry Department KP2K Sri Yunelli Batam city said it could not confirm when it will be done annihilation poultry infected with bird flu in the Village Water King, District Bulang. The reason, they will be improving the details of the study. "If it had been infected with the disease, (poultry) must be destroyed, but we will enhance the details of his research. So we can not be sure when the destruction," said Sri Yunelli. Yunelli explained that currently the area in Batam bird flu in the village and in the King Air Sei Temiang, Tanjung Riau. Thousands of birds such as chickens have now been buried by residents. "The pain in the King Air will likely be destroyed everything. If that Sei Temiang, Tanjung Riau currently in spot alone, the destruction was not till a radius of 1 kilometer as the dead only 200 tails," he said. When asked about the death of chickens in Seibeduk with considerable amounts, Yunelli said it would do the checking. "The findings of dead chickens in Seibeduk we will check and do research," said Yunelli. Vice Chairman of Commission IV Batam City Council Udin P Sihaloho ask Batam City Government to act immediately to minimize the spread of bird flu. He asked the department KP2K working with the Department of Health to socialize and culling chickens. "There has to be coordination, do not let the two agencies are throwing responsibility. Though not infect humans but Batam City Health Department should also conduct socialization so that people understand the dangers of bird flu," he said. Residents Sei Temiang, Rusmala, said nearly all the chickens around residence died suddenly since last few weeks. http://sindikasi.inilah.com/read/detail/1958790/cegah-flu-burung-ribuan-ayam-di-batam-dimusnahkan
