BENGKULU - President Joko Widodo has prepared a sacrificial animal of the type of cow to celebrate Eid al-Adha 2022 weighing 1.4 tons which will be slaughtered or slaughtered in Kaur Regency, Bengkulu.

Acting Assistant I and Karo Pemkesra Regional Secretariat of Bengkulu Province, Syarifudin said the slaughter of Joko Widodo's sacrificial cows will be carried out at one of the mosques in Kaur Regency.

According to Syarifudin, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, June 21, it was confirmed that the cow was free from Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) after a health inspection and verification was carried out by the Livestock and Animal Health Service of Bengkulu Province.

As for the sacrificial cows belonging to the Governor of Bengkulu, Rohidin Mersyah, the weight and amount have not yet been confirmed.

However, it is certain that one cow will be slaughtered at the Bengkulu Class II B Detention Center and at the Baitul Izzah Grand Mosque.

It is known, cases of PMK in Bengkulu Province have entered four regions in Bengkulu and so far hundreds of cattle species have been infected.

The four regions are Kepahiang Regency, Rejang Lebong Regency, Bengkulu Regency and finally Seluma Regency.

In Seluma Regency, precisely in Air Periukan Subdistrict, based on samples sent to the Laboratory of the Veterinary Center of Lampung Province, it was declared infected with PMK

Meanwhile, in Bengkulu Selatan Regency, there was one cow that showed clinical symptoms of being infected with FMD.

The sample has been sent for inspection, currently it is still waiting for confirmation from the laboratory to make sure.


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