Impact of The Spread of Food and Mouth Desease on Dairy Cattle in Indonesia
Anita Hafid, Chalid Talib, Supardi Rusdiana, Nuril Hidayati, Dwi Priyanto, Santiananda Arta Asmarasari and Rantan Krisnan

National Research and Innovation Agency

Abstract

Indonesia was declared free of foot and mouth disease (FMD) by the World Animal Health Agency through OIE Resolution Number XI of 1990. FMD disease re-emerged and spread rapidly in 24 provinces from April to November 2022. Dairy cattle experienced the greatest impact, especially in East Java, which is has the largest population of dairy cows in Indonesia. The research was conducted in East Java on smallholder farmers in four districts. Data were analyzed with general linear models using SAS. This disease causes two major things, namely a decrease in population of 5-12% and milk production of 20-30%. Most cases of death in dairy cows are in calves at an early age due to obstacles in the mother, namely colostrum production and subsequent milk production for calf consumption. FMD transmission to calves begins with transmission from the mother and the management of handling the calf and the mother is not optimal. After the spread of FMD which peaked in 2022, then in 2023 the impact of FMD will begin to decrease quite significantly.

Keywords: Food and mouth desease (FMD), Dairy cattle

Topic: Animal Genetics, Breeding and Livestock Production