Supply of Sacrificial Cows Affected by Restrictions

Cattle husbandry entrepreneurs have difficulty getting stock of sacrificial cows due to an epidemic of mouth and hoof disease. As a result, the price of sacrificial cattle has become unstable and is even rising sharply.

KOMPAS/ABDULLAH FIKRI ASHRI

An Officer from the Food Security, Agriculture and Fisheries Service of Cirebon City inject vitamins for cattle in Kalijaga, Cirebon City, West Java, Tuesday (24/5/2022). Giving worm medicine and vitamins to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease.

PADANG, KOMPAS — The restrictions on livestock traffic to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD) is having an impact on the supply of sacrificial animals in some regions. Farmers and traders are finding it difficult to find sacrificial animals. Due to the limited availability of livestock, the price of sacrificial cattle has become unstable and is even rising sharply.

In Padang, operations manager Azmi Alhuda of CV Andalas Farm revealed that the closure of cattle markets in West Sumatra made it difficult for the company to purchase stock of sacrificial cattle. In addition, the price of sacrificial cattle had increased between 15 and 25 percent and was unstable. This had happened as a result of panic selling among cattle farmers.