Classical Swine Fever in Papua, Indonesia: Demography of Pig Farming and Vaccination Rate

Abstract

Classical Swine Fever (CSF) is an important disease in the pig industry. In the end of 2003, CSF caused a mortality outbreak involved thousands of pigs in Timika, Papua. Control of CSF in Timika has been through vaccination program using strain C vaccine. However, demographic data of pig farming in Timika was unavailable, made the assessment of the vaccination rate impossible. The research aimed to comprehend the demography of pig farming dan the rate of vaccination impossible. The research aimed to comprehend the demography of pig farming and the rate of vaccination against CSF in five districts in Timika. The study was conducted in 25 of 40 villages in five districts. Data of the demography was collected from all families in sample villages. Data of vaccine delivery during 2018 was collected in village level. Data of demography and vaccination rate was analysed descriptively, correlations between vaccination rate and the pig population, the number of farms the size of farmsat village level were analysed at 0.05, using Excel 2010 (Microsoft Excel, USA). Results showed that pig population was 16.846 heads, farmers were 2.560 families, human population was 133.186 persons, farm size was 6.6 heads per farm, ratio of pigs to humans was 0.13 pigs per-person. Only four villages obtained vaccination rates of above 70% of their respective pig populations. In seven other villages vaccination covered less than 30% of pig populations, while other 14 villages did not obtain CSF vaccine delivery. No correlation appeared between thevaccination rate in a village with the size of its pig population, the number off arms in it or the average size of farm in it (P>0.05). This study could become a reference point for designing CSF vaccination program in Timika in the future.