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Asia Pacific Conference on Wildlife Borne Diseases

Beijing, 19 – 23 Juli 2010

To further understand wildlife diseases through the communication and cooperation among multi-countries and multi-fields, on July 19 to 23, 2010, the Asia Pacific Conference on Wildlife Borne Diseases with theme “Research, prevention and control of important wildlife borne diseases in Asia-Pacific” was held in Beijing. The conference was attended by over 100 participants from 12 countries and 5 international organizations. Attending countries were Bangladesh, Canada, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, United States of America, and Vietnam. In this event, Center for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies (CIVAS) was invited as a participant from Indonesia.

Chickens in Bengkulu Positive for Avian Influenza

Bengkulu - Tens of chickens that suddenly died on July 19, 2010, in Bandung Baru village in Kepahyang district and Pagar Dewa administrative village in Bengkulu city were positive for avian influenza.
Chickens in Bandung Baru village, Kepahyang district, Bengkulu province were determined Avian Influenza (H5N1) positive after examined by local infectious-animal-disease-control officers, said Coordinator of Avian Influenza Monitoring Center for Bengkulu Region, Emran Kuswadi.

AI in Pangkalpinang Cause the Death of Hundreds of Chickens

Pangkalpinang - In 2010, approximately 240 chickens in Pangkalpinang city in Bangka Belitung province had died form Avian Influenza (AI).
Head of the Animal Husbandry Division of Pangkalpinang city, Ghozali Efendi, in Pangkalpinang on Thursday said there were around 240 chickens that died from AI in 2010, an increase compared to 140 chickens in 2009.
“Avian Influenza cases in Pangkalpinang city has increased because of poor public awareness on maintaining chicken pen sanitation,” he said.

Sumatran Tiger Rescued in Bengkulu

Palembang - The Bengkulu Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) has captured a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in Mekar Raya village in Ulu Talo subdistrict of Seluma district, Bengkulu province, on Saturday (10/7) morning. The injured tiger was captured to rescue it.
Because of its injuries, the tiger could not search for food into the forest. In the last few weeks it stayed at the edge of the forest near a village and in coffee plantations owned by villagers.

Sudden Chicken Die-Off in South Sulawesi

Sungguminasa, Sulsel - Citizens in Sumba Opu subdistrict in Gowa district, South Sulawesi, are at unease because of sudden chicken die-offs in the last week.
Head of the Communicable Disease Mitigation Division of the Health Office of Gowa, Abidin Yaman, when confirmed on Wednesday said they have conducted a field visit following reports from citizens.
Citizens with chickens that suddenly died were examined and blood samples were collected for further testing.
But, until now the office have not found any indication of bird flu suspects.

Government will Cut Down Beef Import

Jakarta - To achieve meat self-sufficiency in Indonesia, the government targets to cut down on beef import. Import of special beef is still allowed by the government, particularly for restaurants.
“In the future we want to make sure, we want to control import at a drastic level, but we still want to maintain supply for the country’s needs,” said Vice Minister of Agriculture, Bayu Krisnamurthi when met at the Ministry of Trade office on Wednesday (7/7/2010).

Tiger Population Targeted to Double

Jakarta - The Indonesian government has finished the Indonesian Tiger Recovery Plan 2011 - 2022 manuscript which targets a 100 percent increase in Sumatran Tiger population in 11 year. The program is estimated to cost 175 million dollars and will be part of the Global Tiger Recovery Plan.
This was announced by the Director General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHKA) from the Ministry of Forestry, Darori, on Tuesday (6/7) in Jakarta. “On July 12 to 14, Indonesia will host the Pre-Tiger Summit Partners Dialogue Meeting which is attended by 13 wild tiger-owning countries. In the meeting, the Indonesian Tiger Recovery Plan will be discussed to be integrated in the Global Tiger Recovery Plan,” said Darori.

Boyolali has Potential to Export Catfish

Boyolali - The District Government of Boyolali is preparing a long term program to export catfish fillets to a number of Middle East and Southeast Asian countries. The program aims to encourage more hygienic production practices and increase production.
“We target to export catfish in 2014; it is still a long time because a lot needs to be improved. The most important is to improve the reputation of catfish as more hygienic,” said Head of the Livestock and Fishery Service Office of Boyolali District, Dwi Priyatmoko in Boyolali on Monday (28/6).