Malang, (malangkota.go.id) – In order to support the government program related to handling the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in livestock, the Commander of Kodim 0833 Malang City represented by Kasdim 0833 Major Arm Chaerul Effendy opened the FMD Prevention Socialization activity to Babinsa in the ranks of Kodim 0833 Malang City in the hall of Makodim 0833 Jalan Kahuripan Number 6 Malang, Monday (4/7/2022).
This FMD prevention socialization activity is a collaboration between Kodim 0833 and the Malang City Food Security and Agriculture Service. In his speech, Kasdim 0833 Malang City said that this activity was carried out in order to prevent and handle FMD in livestock. So that Babinsa is expected to understand and be able to convey how to prevent FMD to the community under their guidance.
"We will continue to synergize and collaborate with related agencies for data collection, checking to prevent the transmission and spread of livestock FMD so that it does not occur in Malang City," he explained.
Meanwhile, Head of Animal Husbandry from the Malang City Food Security and Agriculture Service, Drh. Anton Pramujiono expressed his gratitude to the Dandim ranks who had initiated the socialization of PMK for these Babinsa.
"The purpose of this socialization is to provide information and education related to clinical signs, transmission, prevention of FMD as well as standard operating procedures (SOP) for the entry and exit of livestock while the FMD outbreak is still ongoing," he explained.
Drh. Anton explained, everyone must also coordinate with related agencies and cross-sectors such as Babinsa and Bhabinkamtibmas in the Malang City area so that prevention can run well and optimally.
Furthermore, he hopes that through this socialization, the Babinsa of Kodim 0833 can make efforts to prevent FMD by providing socialization to farmers to improve the quality of livestock feed, eliminate sources of infection by destroying limited or infected animals, eliminate the FMD virus by decontaminating cages, equipment, vehicles or other materials that can transmit the disease.
"We will continue to make efforts to prevent the occurrence of FMD. Because prevention is better than cure. So that later the FMD cases can continue to be suppressed, especially approaching Eid al-Adha so that farmers are not worried," he concluded. (say/ram)
