The Terengganu Veterinary Services Department has detected 62 heads of cattle in the state infected with the foot and mouth disease (FMD) since last November.
State Deputy Director of Veterinary Services Dr Ahmad Shafri Hassan said the disease was detected in the Padang Kemunting area, here involving 50 heads of cattle while 12 heads of cattle in Pengkalan Ajal, Hulu Terengganu were also infected.
He said that the infected cattle in Padang Kemunting belonged to the villagers while the cattle in Pengkalan Ajal were from the dairy cattle project of the Veterinary Services Department.
He said the affected cattle were worth more than RM160,000.
Dr Ahmad said the department was in process of vaccinating the more than 100,000 heads of cattle that had not been infected in the state.
Meanwhile, the department had vaccinated more than 200,000 heads of chicken in the village to prevent an epidemic in the state.
Dr Ahmad said that so far the disease had been detected in the districts of Kuala Terengganu and Besut causing more than RM100,000 in losses.-SCDaily
