he Agriculture Ministry has deployed 129 veterinarians to monitor the health and safety of livestock in Greater Jakarta ahead of Idul Adha, the Islamic day of sacrifice, which will fall on Sep. 1.
The team is in charge of supervising the animals’ documentation, holding antemortem and post mortem examinations on the livestock, monitoring the slaughter and the processing of the animals’ innards.
During the mentoring session on Monday, an expert of veterinary public health from the Bogor Agricultural Ministry, Hadri Latief, said the team should pay attention to Islamic rules while monitoring the livestock.
“The team’s cautiousness in monitoring the livestock is important. The livestock shall be monitored from delivery to the slaughter process,” Handri said in statement on Thursday.
The veterinarians were told to check the temperatures of the livestock because ailing animals usually had higher temperatures.
Should the team and the residents find unhealthy animals, they should immediately report it to the related agency or submit the report online, he said.
Acting director of the veterinarian public heath division of the ministry, Fadjar Sumping Tjatur Rasa, said the team should disseminate information about the proper way to slaughter livestock to the residents.
“The animals should be comfortable and not be tortured during the slaughter. The method to prepare the animals beforehand is also important to prevent them from becoming stressed,” he said.
Fadjar added that the process of the slaughter would affect the quality of the meat. (cal)
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