Continuing of the Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccination Program in Cattle as Community Services Program in Batubulan Village

 

Foot and Mouth Nail Diseases or better known as FMD is a topic that is being discussed in Indonesia. The disease, which had been successfully eradicated from the homeland for decades, has re-emerged in recent months. This viral disease is known to be highly contagious in split-hoofed animals, such as cattle, buffalo, goats, and sheep. Responding to the increasingly widespread spread of FMD, various regions in Indonesia are swiftly moving to overcome FMD by implementing a vaccination program for livestock.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University also took part in implementing the program by deploying a team of volunteers formed from students from class 2019 to 2020. In their activities to assist the local Agriculture Service in the vaccination program for livestock (especially Bali cattle) throughout the island of Bali, the team These volunteers are also assisted by all students who are undergoing Community Services or Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) PPM Period XXV 2022, Udayana University spread across 134 villages in Bali.

Batubulan Village on Saturday (23/7) and Sunday (24/7) became the target of FVM vaccination as a continuation of the ongoing vaccination program in Gianyar Regency. The vaccination activity was attended by drh. I Nyoman Arya Dharma as Head of UPTD PUSKESWAN Region III Gianyar Regency, the FMD FVM Udayana volunteer team, KKN students in the village, and veterinarians from the Gianyar Regency Agriculture Office. In Batubulan village, FMD vaccination was given to Bali cattle in Simantri 437 Sari Wredi Gopala and which were raised independently in several banjars such as, Banjar Tubuh, Banjar Denjalan, and Banjar Pengembungan. The first day of vaccination activity is a continuation of vaccination in Celuk village. On the second day, vaccination starts at 8 am and ends at 12 noon. The warm and enthusiastic welcome of the farmers made the vaccination activities a success on both days.

 

 

Vaccination activities by the Department of Agriculture and the FMD FVM Udayana volunteer team are planned to continue to other villages on the island of Bali in the hope that they will be able to help prevent transmission and reduce positive cases of FMD in Bali. The formation of this volunteer team is also expected to be a good opportunity for all students involved to learn by going into the field and dealing with cases directly.

Author: Luh Putu Syamadina Pramesya Nareswari