Market Sampling

For the implementation of “field trial vaccination” which is a collaboration between Center for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies (CIVAS), Wageningen International and the District Livestock Services Office of Sukabumi, on June 23^rd 2006 a market sampling was conducted in the form of blood sample and cloacal swab collection from the market, poultry collectors/brokers and slaughterhouses to obtain preliminary information about the immunity status (AI antibody titer) and AI virus presence in poultry especially chickens in Cicurug, Cikembar and Kebun Pedes sub-district (Sukabumi district) which was chosen as the program implementation area.

This activity was also part of training for officers which will later perform sampling in chicken farms for the field trial vaccination program. The market sampling was conducted by a collaboration of three project executives which are from CIVAS (drh. Albertus Teguh Muljono, drh. Hadri Latif, MSi, drh. Christian Bernard Saragih, drh. Imron Suandy, drh. Andri Jatikusumah dan drh. Zulfiqri), from Wageningen International (Arend Jan Nell dan Teun Fabri) and from the District Livestock Services Office of Sukabumi (Asep Saepudin, Supriyatna, Supandi, Yudi Jaya, A.Md, Endang Bunyamin, SST, Teja Sasmita).