Indonesia: NTT sends 19 thousands of cows for sacrifice in Jabodetabek

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo said that as of June 10, 2022, 19,541 local cattle from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have been sent to the Greater Jakarta area. For the needs of sacrificial animals during Eid al-Adha next month. According to Syahrul, the local cows come from a green area or free of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the Kupang Regency, NTT. The cows are transported using the sea highway with the Camara Nusantara cattle ship from 6 operating routes. "Ahead of Eid al-Adha 1443 H, the number of cattle cargoes on KM Camara Nusantara, cattle ships operated by Pelni will continue to increase. Today (Friday, 10/6/2022) arrived and transported as many as 550 heads and then tomorrow Saturday (11/6/2022) KM Camara Nusantaŕa 2 will load as many as 533 cows," said Syahrul in a written statement after inspecting cattle ships from NTT at Tanjung Priok port, Jakarta, Friday (10/6/2022). He added, based on a report from the Animal Husbandry ...