Banjarmasin, S Kalimatan (ANTARA) - Banjarmasin Agricultural Quarantine has begun strengthening biosecurity by disinfecting cattle and their transportation, both ships and trucks, that enter South Kalimantan through the ports ahead of Eid al-Adha.
"Biosecurity needs to be increased to guarantee animal health, so the meat remains safe and suitable for people consumption," said Head of Banjarmasin Agricultural Quarantine Nur Hartanto here on Sunday.
Biosecurity is all the actions that are the first line of defense for outbreak control.
He admitted, the frequency of supply of beef cattle to South Kalimantan is increasing ahead of Eid al-Adha from once to three times a week. It is predicted to continue to increase until it approaches the celebration at the end of June.
Thus, the biosecurity implementation, supervision and inspection becomes an effort by quarantine officers to prevent the spread of disease to livestock being transported.
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One of the beef cattle supply areas to South Kalimantan is Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The latest, he said, 550 cows from Kupang entered through Trisakti Port, Banjarmasin, using the Camara Nusantara 6 sea toll ship.
Upon the arrival at the port, the quarantine officers checked the health condition of the cows and ensured they were free from quarantine animal pest and complete document from the area of origin.
Before being sent, said Hartarto, cattle from Kupang had been quarantined in the origin region for 14 days to ensure there were no symptoms of quarantine animal pest, such as Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD).
Likewise, when 28 beef cattle and 50 goats from Majene, West Sulawesi, entered through Kotabaru Port. Quarantine officers carried out a series of physical examination and required document QR code which is on the cow ear tag was also scanned to check the history of FMD vaccination with healthy results.
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Banjarmasin Agricultural Quarantine increases biosecurity ahead of Eid al-Adha
Senin, 12 Juni 2023 5:25 WIB
A Banjarmasin Agricultural Quarantine officer checks a beef cattle condition entering South Kalimantan through Trisakti Port, Banjarmasin. (ANTARA/Firman)
