Author: Liliek Dharmawan | Sunday, December 16, 2012
Outbreak of avian influenza (AI) which attacked the ducks feared would disrupt supplies to the market.
impact is not expected to be felt two weeks to one month ahead. Secretary of the Livestock Marketing Information Center in Central Java Gembong Nugroho said that at this time in some areas in Central Java bird flu virus attacks the ducks. "In two weeks until the next one month, the market would be disrupted ducks certainly due to a lack of supply to the market. Moreover, maintenance of ducks takes time to six months, "said Gembong. Described by the Kingpin, until now unknown strain of the virus that attacks the ducks. "Is duck virus strain that attacks similar to ducks to chickens. It should be known that it can be expected that soon no more and spread," he said. According to him, the government should immediately ensure AI virus strain, so that there is no basis in an effort to vaccinate or that the virus has spread widely. "So far bird flu has indeed been done in a way to vaccinate poultry. however, present vaccines are generally only chickens and ducks have not been up to, "he said. http://m.mediaindonesia.com/index.php/read/2012/12/16/370498/289/101/Akibat_Flu_Burung_Pasokan_Itik_ke_Pasaran_Berkurang_Tajam_?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
