The Need For Beef Cattle For Eid In The South Sumatra Provincial Government Reaches 8 Thousand Heads, Supply Availability Of Almost 100 Percent

Beef cattle illustration (Photo via Antara)

PALEMBANG - Head of the South Sumatra Province Food and Livestock Security Service, Ruzuan Effendi, said the need for beef cattle in their area for Eid reaches eight thousand heads. The provincial government is ready to meet these needs.

This amount is based on data on Eid requests compiled by the Food and Livestock Security Service from 17 regencies and cities in the last few years.

"The need for sacrificial animals, especially cows in South Sumatra, reaches around seven to eight thousand heads," said Ruzuan, as reported by Antara, Sunday, May 22.

According to him, the availability of supplies in some areas has been met. Among them are 1,500 in Ogan Ilir Regency, 2,000 to 3,000 in Ogan Komering Ulu Timur, and as many as 800 in Ogan Komering Ulu.

"Availability in other regencies/cities such as Palembang is currently in the process of collecting data from the team in the field to ensure that supplies are really safe in this Eid," he said.

In addition to collecting data, he said the team deployed by the South Sumatra Provincial Government was also making efforts to minimize the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD) such as providing vitamins, spraying disinfectants in the cages.

"It would be better, hopefully in the near future, to have received vaccines from the central government to ensure the immunity of the sacrificial animals from exposure to disease," he said.