Government Ensures Availability of Sacrificial Animals
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VIVA – The government through the Ministry of Agriculture ensures that the availability of sacrificial animals for Eid al-Adha 1443 Hijriah/2022 AD which is predicted on July 9, 2022 will be fulfilled even though the foot and mouth disease (PMK) outbreak still attacks livestock in Indonesia.
"The availability of our sacrificial animals is still in surplus from the predicted need for Eid al-Adha’s Qurban this year," said Director of Animal Breeding and Production of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agung Suganda, in the FMB9 discussion which was followed from Jakarta by online on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
According to Agung, the number of sacrificial animals needed this year is predicted to reach 1.8 million heads, while the availability of animals is at 2.27 million heads. So, Indonesia still has a surplus of around 469 thousand heads.
Number of needs for sacrificial animals this year is reflected in 2021. The total slaughter of Qurban at that time was 1.64 million heads.
At any time, the availability of sacrificial animals this year, such as cows reached 866,677, buffalo 29,120, goats 973,343 and sheeps 409,018.
"The projection of the need for slaughtering sacrificial animals in 2022 will increase by around 9 to11 percent from 2021," Agung said.
Isu penyakit mulut dan kuku (PMK) bikin harga sapi naik.
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The availability of sacrificial animals nationally is sufficient, but if it is broken down on a provincial basis, the number of regions has a deficit of sacrificial animals such as in DKI Jakarta, Jambi, Bangka Belitung, North Kalimantan, and East Kalimantan.
The Ministry of Agriculture already has an engineering distribution channel for needs in areas experiencing a deficit of sacrificial animals.
He explained that the sacrificial animals originating from the red area were only to meet the needs of slaughtering in that area and were prohibited from leaving the red zone. Sacrificial animals from the yellow area can be distributed between the yellow areas.
"Meanwhile, animals from green areas can be distributed to green areas and yellow areas," he said.
In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture also recommends that people in areas with limited availability of sacrificial animals can make sacrifices online through official qurban organizers.
But we are still trying to fulfill the availability of sacrificial animals as needed. Insya Allah, nationally, we are sure that the availability of our sacrificial animals is still sufficient, even in surplus," he said.
Petugas memeriksa kesehatan hewan kurban di Kota Tangerang.
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As information, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued a fatwa related to the Law and Guidelines for the Implementation of Sacrifice Worship during an Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (PMK). In the fatwa numbered 32 of 2022, there are three laws of the disease, namely legal, invalid and not eligible as sacrificial animals.
In the fatwa, it is stated that animals affected by Foot and Mouth Disease (PMK) with mild clinical symptoms are still declared valid as sacrificial animals. The mild category includes mild blisters on the nail gap, lethargy, no appetite and drooling more than usual.
Furthermore, for the invalid category are animals affected by Foot and Mouth Disease (PMK) with severe clinical symptoms. Its characteristics are blisters on the nails until they fall off, limp, unable to walk and cause the animal looks thin.
