The total figure comprises 153,677 heads of cattle, 4,691 buffaloes, 633 sheep, and 1,624 goats.
Meanwhile, as per the data, currently, 396,695 farm animals are still sick. They comprise 383,257 heads of cattle, 9,376 buffaloes, 1,286 sheep, 2,729 goats, and 47 pigs.
So far, 2,669 animals have died: 2,591 cattle, 62 buffaloes, eight sheep, and eight goats.
Further, as many as 4,210 animals, comprising 4,130 cattle, 21 buffaloes, 7 sheep, and 52 goats, have been conditionally slaughtered.
As of Monday, as many as 532,413 cattle have been vaccinated against FMD.
According to the data, the FMD outbreak has affected as many as 263 districts and cities in 22 Indonesian provinces so far.
FMD was first confirmed in East Java on May 5, 2022.
In view of the outbreak, the FMD Handling Task Force advised farmers to limit and monitor livestock mobility, conduct surveillance, prohibit the entry of livestock from other areas, implement strict quarantine, carry out good maintenance and management, improve sanitation, and regularly disinfect cages and surrounding areas.
In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture rolled out a nationwide vaccination program for livestock from Sidoarjo district, East Java, on June 14.
The program is prioritizing vaccines for healthy animals that are at high risk of infection, such as animals at livestock breeding centers, community-owned dairy farms, dairy cooperatives, and beef cattle farms.
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Translator: Indriani, Raka Adji
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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