BATAM - The Batam City Food and Agriculture Directorate (DKPP), Riau Islands (Kepri), has applied for 1,200 doses of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine for cows that will be prepared as sacrificial animals in 2026.
Head of the Batam DKPP Mardanis said that the request for 1,200 doses of vaccine was submitted to match the needs of sacrificial cattle in Batam.
"Our request is 1,200 doses, but it depends on how many are approved and sent by the Riau Islands provincial government," he said when contacted in Batam, Antara, Monday, February 2.
Until now, the first phase of the FMD vaccine has not been received because the Provincial Government of Kepri is still waiting for the distribution of vaccines from the Animal Health Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia.
"For the first phase in 2026, the vaccine has not yet arrived. The province is still waiting for the center. Hopefully in February there will be news," said Mardanis.
Apart from the FMD vaccine, the Batam City Government also proposed several other logistics such as antibiotics, vitamins, antipyretic analgesics, antihistamines, disinfectants and sprays.
Mardanis also said that the estimated need for sacrificial animals in Batam on Eid al-Adha in 2026 ranged from 3,000 to 3,500 cows.
"For now, the population of cows recorded in Batam is around 1,500," he said.
In addition to cows, Mardanis said the demand for sacrificial goats is estimated at around 12,000.
"This submission is a proposal to control FMD, so to ensure it is under control and livestock remain healthy," he said.
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