Kasus Orf Pada Kambing di Desa Megasari Kabupaten Kotabaru Kalimantan Selatan

Penyakit orf merupakan penyakit endemik pada domba dan kambing, Penyakit ini dapat menular melalui kontak langsung dengan jaringan terinfeksi atau benda yang terkontaminasi Kasus orf yang menyerang pada kambing PE di peternakan Barokah desa Megasari kabupaten Kotabaru dilaksanakan dengan metode mengamati secara langsung yaitu memantau kondisi, recording dan wawancara dengan beberapa pihak terkait, baik itu dokter hewan, pemilik ternak dan petugas kandang di peternakan Barokah. Awal mula kambing PE datang berjumlah 41 ekor dari Malang menuju Kotabaru. Selang beberapa hari muncul dengan gejala nafsu makan turun, keratitis, mata merah, berair dan belekkan, terdapat juga mata kambing yang pupilnya berwarna putih seperti katarak serta konjungtivitis yang didiagnosa penyakit pink eye, kemudian disertai batuk dan bersin, beberapa hari selanjutnya kambing PE muncul gejala keropeng berbentuk seperti bunga kol pada kulit disekitar bibir mulut, yang diduga merupakan penyakit orf. Dari 41 ekor kambing PE di peternakan Barokah telah mati 6 ekor, sedangkan kambing yang tersisa telah dinyatakan sembuh.Orf disease is an endemic disease in sheep and goats, this disease can be transmitted through direct contact with infected tissue or contaminated objects. The orf case that attacked PE goats at the barokah farm, Megasari village, Kotabaru district, was carried out by direct observation methods, namely monitoring conditions, recording and interviews with several related parties, including veterinarians, heads and cage officers at Barokah farms. Initially, 41 PE goats came from Malang to Kotabaru. After a few days, it appears with symptoms of decreased appetite, creatisis, red, watery and swollen eyes, there are also goat's eyes whose pupils are white like cataracts and conjunctivitis which is diagnosed with pink eye, then accompanied by coughing and sneezing then a few days later PE goats appear scabs shaped like cauliflower on the skin around the lips of the mouth, which is suspected to be an orf disease. Of the 41 PE goats at the barokah farm, 6 have died, while the remaining goats have been declared cured