Sacrificial animals safe to eat: Official<\/p>\n
Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor<\/p>\n
Amid fears of the possible spread of anthrax virus through meat
\nsacrificed on the Day of Sacrifice or Idul Adha, the Bogor
\nadministration has given its guarantee that animals sold in the
\nmarkets are free of disease, while in Jakarta most animals are
\nsold without a health certificate.<\/p>\n
Division head of communicable disease prevention at the Bogor
\nHusbandry Agency Tinnie Mulyawati said on Wednesday that the
\nagency had vaccinated some 19,000 animals from October to
\nDecember last year.<\/p>\n
The vaccination was carried out in nine high-risk anthrax
\ndistricts -- Babakan Madang, Citeureup, Cibinong, Sukaraja, Klapa
\nNunggal, Cileungsi, Bojonggede, Jonggol and Sukamakmur.<\/p>\n
Each Muslim, who can afford to, is obliged to sacrifice an
\nanimal such as a goat, sheep, buffalo or cow at Idul Adha.<\/p>\n
\"The vaccination is to prevent the spread of anthrax during
\nIdul Adha,\" Tinnie told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday, adding
\nthat the vaccination program ended on Dec. 20 as animals have to
\nbe vaccinated at least four weeks before they are slaughtered.<\/p>\n
According to Tinnie, the agency was also closely supervising
\nthe distribution of animals in the market. She said animals from
\nother regions must be provided with health certificates.<\/p>\n
\"Residents must ask traders to show an animal health
\ncertificate before making a decision to buy,\" she suggested,
\nadding that health certificates were also required for all animal
\ntraders.<\/p>\n
Apart from trading local animals, Bogor also received a supply
\nfrom other provinces like Lampung for cows and Central Java for
\ngoats and sheep.<\/p>\n
Although there is a guarantee from the Bogor administration,
\nresidents are reluctant to buy animals sold on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n
Isak, a goat trader from Palasari village, Cibinong district,
\nsaid his sales drastically declined this year.<\/p>\n
He said last year, he was able to sell 100 goats, but he had
\nsold only six goats after five days of trading.<\/p>\n
\"People may fear anthrax as occurred in Babakan Madang last
\nyear,\" he said, adding that he had a health certificate for each
\nof the animals he sold at Rp 700,000 (US$77.78) to Rp 800,0000
\neach.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in Jakarta most livestock are sold without a
\ncertificate, said Chaidir Taufik, an official of the Jakarta
\nAnimal Husbandry and Fisheries Agency.<\/p>\n
He said his agency found it difficult to monitor the health of
\nlivestock traded ahead of Idul Idha.<\/p>\n
He said that none of the traders had reported their livestock
\nto the agency, so far.<\/p>\n
According to Bylaw No. 8\/1989 on meat and livestock trade
\ncontrol, traders must report any livestock entering Jakarta
\nmarkets to the agency to obtain a health certificate.<\/p>",
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