JAKARTA - Indonesia’s government has prepared 1.5 million animals for the Eid al Adha festival of sacrifice this year, up 5 percent from last year, director general of livestock and animal health at the agriculture ministry Ketut Diarmita told Salaam Gateway.
An additional 170,514 are reserved for contingencies such as a surge in demand for fresh beef in the markets during the Eid season.
“We have already prepared animals for sacrificial worship in 2018 as many as 1.5 million tails, consisting of 462,339 cows, 10,344 buffaloes, 793,052 goats as well as 238,853 sheep. Based on these data, the estimated needs of livestock for Eid al Adha 2018 can be guaranteed fully met from the provision of local livestock," said Diarmita.
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