beritajakarta.com - Together with Indonesia Ulema
Council (MUI) and Medicine Faculty of Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB),
East Jakarta Livestock and Fishery Sub-Department gives technical
trainings about how to slaughter cattle and handle qurban meat to 80
qurban managements from 40 mosques in East Jakarta. This activity is
held in Agriculture Pusdiklat building at Kebon Singkong, Duren Sawit,
Tuesday (10/25). In that occasion, East Jakarta Livestock and Fishery
Sub-Department also gives donations in form of 40 tarps and 80 carving
knifes. (source)
Edi
Santoso as Head of East Jakarta Livestock and Fishery Sub-Department
stated that technical training is needed so that qurban management can
understand more about qurban procedures. “Besides given knowledge about
government policies toward qurban animals, the participants are also
given knowledge about qurban animals’ requirements and age as well as
health,” he explained, after opening the training.
He
predicted the total of animal shelters to be checked as well as cattle
to be examined its health is almost similar to last year. In 2010, there
were 497 animal shelters checked, while the cattle examined were
consist of 6,771 cows, six buffaloes, and 1,115 goats.
Last
year, the qurban slaughtering were conducted in 535 locations with
total of cattle examined consist of 2,208 cows, 17 buffaloes, 9,379
goats, and 517 sheep. “We urge people to purchase qurban cattle in
official animal shelter which its cattle’s health have been examined by
the officers,” he added.
Meanwhile,
North Jakarta Livestock Fishery and Maritime Sub-Department plans to
examine qurban cattle starting from eight days before Eid (H-8) or on
October 31. The examination will lasts until H-1 or on November 5, 2011.
This effort aims to ensure the cattle in healthy condition and proper
to be consumed. As much as 30 personnel from North Jakarta Livestock
Fishery and Maritime Sub-Department together with some veterinarians
will be deployed and spread to six sub-districts in North Jakarta.
Head
Section of Supervision and Controlling for North Jakarta Livestock
Fishery and Maritime Sub-Department, Muhammad Nasir, stated that five
personnel will standby in each sub-district to examine qurban cattle in
animal shelters as well as cattle selling places. “By doing so,
residents will know the animal shelters and cattle selling places which
its cattle had been examined because a sticker will be stamped there. It
is also to know which cattle healthy to be consumed or not and prevent
cattle that had disease,” he explained.
According
to him, the examination includes examination before the qurban cattle
slaughtered in animal shelter as well as animal body temperature, eyes,
nose, and teeth health, administration completeness, and Animal Health
Certificate (SKKH) from its origin place. “If there is animal found not
having SKKH, it will be returned to its origin place. And if there is
animal found having disease, it cannot be sold and must be separated
from other cattle to prevent disease transmission. The sick animal will
be treated until heal by officers,” he asserted.
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