Central Java is still short of thousands of buffalo to meet the needs\nof qurbani for Eid al-Adha next week, with buffalo supplies to be\nimported from neighbouring provinces to cover the deficit. Media\nIndonesia observed on Wednesday, 20 May, a week before Eid al-Adha, that\nresidents in several districts of Central Java began seeking livestock\nfor sacrificial purposes, with some visiting villages to buy cattle,\ngoats, sheep and buffalo directly from farmers. Although hundreds of\ntemporary stalls selling animals for Eid abound in various regions, many\nresidents prefer buying directly from farms where prices are lower and\nthe animals are believed to be better cared for.<\/p>\n
Ridwan, 55, of Candi, Semarang, said: \u201cI am searching with some\nneighbours for animals directly in remote villages; besides cheaper\nprices, they are well maintained.\u201d In Kudus, Rochmad said that for this\nyear\u2019s sacrifice they have been going from village to village and around\nthe area but have not found what they want, because mosques in Kudus\nhave decided to choose buffalo for Eid. \u201cAlthough more expensive than\ncattle, perhaps travelling further will help,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In some livestock markets near Kudus, buffalo are noticeably scarce;\namong hundreds of cattle and goats for sale, only a handful are\navailable, and prices are significantly higher, differing by around 3-5\nmillion rupiah compared with cows of similar weight.<\/p>\n
Didik Tri Prasetiyo, head of the Kudus Regency Agriculture and Food\nOffice (Dinas Pertanian dan Pangan), confirmed a shortage of buffalo.\nWith Eid al-Adha a week away, the province needs 1,910 buffalo but only\n1,224 are available, so imports from other areas are required to close\nthe gap. \u201cEven though other animals such as cattle, goats and sheep are\nplentiful, local tradition has long prioritised buffalo,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Similarly, Defransisco Dasilva Tavares, head of Central Java\u2019s\nDepartment of Agriculture and Livestock (Distannak), disclosed a\nshortage of buffalo: from a required 4,472 buffalo, only 1,204 are\ncurrently available, even as other types of livestock are abundant in\nCentral Java. This year, Central Java\u2019s livestock population stands at\nabout 6.3 million, while qurbani demand is estimated at around 9-10\npercent, or 593,168 animals. To address the buffalo shortfall, imports\nfrom other regions are being sought.<\/p>\n
Data from Media Indonesia shows Aceh has the largest buffalo\npopulation in the country, at 108,522 head (14 percent of Indonesia\u2019s\ntotal 755,468), followed by South Sulawesi and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).\n(H-2)<\/p>\n
Surakarta City Government requires livestock entering the city to be\naccompanied by veterinary documents detailing the health and suitability\nof the animals.<\/p>\n
The Manonjaya Livestock Market recorded 254 cattle and buffalo\noriginating from Tasikmalaya, Ciamis, Banjar, Pangandaran, Cilacap and\nMadura, with 46 sold.<\/p>\n
More than 100 livestock stalls are reported in Surabaya, of which 61\nhave been inspected.<\/p>\n
During inspections, cases of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and Lumpy\nSkin Disease (LSD) have been found in several districts.<\/p>\n
Sacrificial animals of varying weights were priced from around Rp2.5\nmillion for approximately 12 kilograms to Rp5 million for around 40\nkilograms.<\/p>\n
Authorities and public health measures include the Central Java\nProvincial Government maintaining eight hospitals and 883 community\nhealth centres to prevent and anticipate the spread of Hantavirus,\nthough no cases have yet been reported in the region.<\/p>\n
Tight checks on the movement of sacrificial animals are being\nconducted in districts including Rembang, Blora, Karanganyar, Sragen and\nWonogiri.<\/p>\n
In a related development, AK (42), a resident of Dompol, Kemalang\nDistrict, Klaten, was arrested following a report to the Klaten Police\nCriminal Investigation Unit on Wednesday, 13 May.<\/p>\n
Jawa Tengah is promoting circular economy-based household waste\nmanagement.<\/p>\n
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