Indonesia prepares 1.4 million domestic livestock for Eid al Adha sacrifice
Photo: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd L) stands next to a cow before it is slaughtered at Al Karomah Mosque during Eid al Adha festival in Martapura, Indonesia South Kalimantan province, September 24, 2015 in this picture taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS/Herry Murdy Hermawan/Antara Foto
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s government has prepared 1.4 million animals for the Eid al Adha festival of sacrifice, anticipating 1.1 million to be slaughtered, director `general of livestock and animal health at the agriculture ministry Ketut Diarmita told Salaam Gateway.
300,000 are reserved for contingencies such as a surge in demand and animal deaths pre-Eid.
“We have already prepared animals for sacrificial worship in 2017 as many as 1.4 million tails, consisting of 440,323 cows, 9,851 buffaloes, 755,288 goats as well as 227,479 sheep. Based on these data, the estimated needs of livestock for Eid al Adha 2017 can be guaranteed fully met from the provision of local livestock," said Diarmita.
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