Suspected Bird Flu, Thousands of Ducks in Indramayu Sudden Death
Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 10:25
, Seruu.com - Thousands of ducks owned by a farmer in the village of Kidul Referrals, Referrals district, Indramayu district, died suddenly. The breeder ducks death suspect theirs due to bird flu disease.
'' This bird deaths occur suddenly and massively since Friday (04/01/2013) yesterday,'' said a farmer, Sodikin, Sunday (06/01/2013). Sodikin mention duck-Itiknya previously in good health. But on Friday (4/1) to Saturday afternoon (5/1), the ducks were suddenly flounder and die instantly. Sodikin mentioned previously had 700 ducks. But now, his only living 500 duck tail. That means, within two days, the dead Itiknya tail number 200. '' I suspect these ducks died from bird flu now emerging in many areas,'' said Sodikin. He estimated total ducks that died suddenly owned by a farmer in the village no less than 2,700 individuals. '' The losses we experienced approximately USD 27 million,'' said Sodikin. [Ast]
