At present, it has been confirmed that a variety of farms in Cianjur are affected, contemplating that the district is without doubt one of the facilities of beef and dairy cattle.
Cianjur, W Java (ANTARA) – The West Java Meals Safety and Animal Husbandry Workplace (DKPP) is taking a listing of livestock affected by the Cianjur earthquake.
The 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Cianjur on November 21 additionally affected livestock within the district, the workplace’s head, Moh Arifin Soedjayan, mentioned right here on Wednesday.
“At present, it has been confirmed that a variety of farms in Cianjur are affected, contemplating that the district is without doubt one of the facilities of beef and dairy cattle,” Soedjayan defined.
The stock is being carried out with the assistance of the Cianjur Animal Husbandry Workplace and the West Java Indonesian Veterinary Paramedic Affiliation (PAVETI), with the exercise centered in Warungkondang sub-district, Cianjur.
The affected livestock may very well be crushed in quake wreckage, broken cages, or face shortage of water and feed, Soedjayan mentioned.
The areas affected by the quake embrace “company villages,” which handle at the very least one thousand beef cows. These villages are operated beneath the Ministry of Agriculture’s program and are positioned throughout a number of sub-districts in Cianjur.
“Amongst them, there are affected 4 to 5 company villages in Cugenang sub-district,” he knowledgeable.
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In these villages, farmers have complained about feed as a result of the Agriculture Ministry has offered and distributed support.
“(The farmers) have provides of concentrates, however fodder for animal feed is a bit troublesome (to get),” he defined.
It has been reported that many beef cow and dairy cattle farmers have complained in regards to the issue of acquiring forage for animal feed as a result of the farm areas are surrounded by constructing wreckage and landslides.
In the meantime, the West Java DKPP has despatched some animal feed to the workplace’s technical implementation unit (UPTD) in Buni Asih village, Warungkondang, Cianjur.
“We meet the wants at UPTD first, after that the fodder help will probably be distributed to cattle farmers,” Soedjayan mentioned.
The outcomes of the stock taken by the district and provincial administrations will probably be reported to the Ministry of Agriculture for an additional choice on whether or not help will must be offered or not.
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