Meanwhile, anticipate the circulation of diseased animals ahead of Eid al-Adha, animal husbandry Department (Disnak) Banyuwangi monitored and inspected the stalls of yesterday's sacrificial livestock traders (8/10). Uniquely, instead of finding an animal with a disease, In this inspection, the officers actually found a goat with physical abnormalities in its genitals. Field monitoring, The inspection targeted the stalls of sacrificial livestock traders on Jalan Crab Banyuwangi.
No half-hearted, Disnak ranks immediately fielded seven officers. The officers consisted of veterinarians and paramedics to monitor the health of the livestock. Head of Field (Head of Division) Banyuwangi Disnak Animal Health, Bambang Sugiyanto said, monitoring of the sacrificial livestock is carried out to ensure that all animals sold by traders are in good health.
Besides that, The Disnak also wants to ensure that animals sold for the purpose of sacrificial worship meet the minimum age requirements, i.e. minimum 1,5 year. According to Bambang, from two stalls that were animal traders monitored yesterday, All goats marketed are in good health. Officers did not find livestock suffering from skin diseases, eye disease, cough (in u), or other dangerous diseases. “Out of totals 285 goats sold at the two merchant stalls we visited, all healthy.
In terms of age, is also sufficient, that is, the minimum age 1,5 year," he said. It says, Similar checks will be carried out continuously until “H”-1 of the upcoming Eid al-Adha. Not only that, inspection is also carried out right before the livestock is slaughtered. “After cutting the meat, we will examine it. Goal, so that the slaughtered meat is really in ASUH condition, i.e. Safe, Healthy, Intact, and Halal. Free from dangerous diseases," he explained.
Meanwhile, Officers found a goat with genital abnormalities. The male goat has an udder (milk bag) rather large to resemble a female goat. According to Bambang, after careful inspection, The goat turned out to be a real goat. “The goat is really a male goat. About the udder which is quite large, that is still within reason. Just like humans, sometimes there are men whose milk bags are rather large. The goat is not a problem if it is used as a sacrificial animal," he concluded. (radar)
