Inspection Of Sacrificial Animals, 12 Cows In Bengkulu Reportedly Not Fulfilling Conditions

Illustration of sacrificial cattle (ANTARA)

BENGKULU - The Department of Food Security and Agriculture (Dispantan) of Bengkulu City said that based on the results of checking the sacrificial livestock in its area, 12 cattle type cattle were found that did not meet the sacrificial requirements.

Head of the Animal Health Division of Dispantan Bengkulu City, Hauliantua Pohan, said that the health examination of the livestock was carried out to ensure that the livestock sold was feasible to be sacrificed. "There are 12 cattle of the type of cattle that we meet that do not meet the requirements. For different reasons, such as the age of lack, physical conditions and so on," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, June 16. With the discovery of animals that do not meet these requirements, his party asked traders to separate livestock that are not yet feasible for sacrifice, so that the community or mosque administrators who buy sacrificial livestock do not suffer.

Pohan continued, the Bengkulu City Government has and in the future it will continue to collect data to prepare for the slaughter of sacrificial animals on Eid al-Adha 1444 Hijri. "We also have animal gender data, physical conditions and others. Then, we mark it in the ear, so later there will be barcodes in the ears of the sacrificial animals. When the discan can know who the cow data belongs to," he said. Meanwhile, ahead of the celebration of Eid al-Adha 1444 Hijriah, the price of sacrificial animals is still stable, for cattle ranging from Rp. 17 million to Rp. 22 million per head and for goat prices in the range of Rp. 1.7 million to Rp. 2.5 million per head.

One of the cattle traders in Bengkulu City, Imam Syafi'i explained that currently there has been no increase in the price of sacrificial animals in Bengkulu. "Until now the price is still stable, this is because the demand for sacrificial animals has not increased significantly," he said.*