Indonesia regions dey intensify monitoring of livestock trade and animal health ahead of Idul Adha holiday next week. Di aim na to prevent spread of zoonotic and infectious animal diseases.
In Pekanbaru, Riau province capital, di local Agriculture and Fisheries Agency don deploy veterinary officers to inspect livestock at farms and temporary animal markets across di city. Di team dey conduct thorough examinations of di animals physical condition, including body shape and size, legs, eyes, nose, mouth and teeth, as well as appetite, according to Pekanbaru Distankan head Maisisco on Wednesday.
Di goal na to ensure di animals dey free from zoonotic diseases wey fit spread from animals to humans, while also making sure dem dey healthy, free from physical defects, and meet di requirements for sacrificial animals under Islamic law, Maisisco add. Authorities don inspect 3,754 sacrificial animals so far and no signs of disease among di livestock examined. Inspections and monitoring go continue throughout di Idul Adha slaughtering period.
Riau Livestock and Animal Health Agency head Mimi Yuliani Nazir say tighter supervision necessary to ensure sacrificial animals sold to public dey healthy and free from infectious diseases, so residents fit observe Idul Adha safely and with peace of mind. Besides ensuring residents fit carry out di ritual safely and comfortably, di monitoring also dey intended to curb spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), wey remain threat to livestock farmers in Riau.
Data from Riau Livestock and Animal Health Agency show as of mid-May 2026, total of 758 livestock animals in di province don contract FMD. Of those, 532 don recover after intensive treatment and monitoring. Officers dey continue to treat and monitor infected livestock so dem fit recover as quickly as possible, Mimi add.
Meanwhile in Pekalongan, Central Java, authorities don deploy monitoring teams wey consist of veterinarians, medical personnel and veterinary paramedics to inspect sacrificial animal trading points wey don begin operate across di city ahead of Idul Adha. Pekalongan livestock supply still dey insufficient, so many sacrificial animals dey brought in from other regions, Lili say on Monday. Dat why our teams dey conduct direct inspections at animal trading sites to ensure livestock entering di city dey healthy and free from disease.
Di inspections cover animals physical condition, cleanliness of temporary holding pens and livestock health documentation. Di monitoring dey intended to prevent spread of infectious animal diseases, particularly FMD. Authorities don also intensify FMD vaccination efforts for livestock owned by local farmers to maintain herd health ahead of di expected surge in sacrificial animal trade during Idul Adha.
In Surabaya, East Java, di Food Security and Agriculture Agency (DKPP) don deploy officials along with dozens of veterinary students from local universities to inspect livestock as part of nine-day monitoring operation ahead of Idul Adha. All personnel don dey deployed across Surabaya 31 districts to inspect sacrificial animal trading sites. As of di third day of inspections, 61 trading locations don examine, and monitoring go continue until May 26, Surabaya DKPP head Nanik Sukristina say. So far, di team don identify one animal suspected of having scabies. Di animal na immediately examine and isolate to prevent am from being sold to public.
Meanwhile, West Java DKPP don inspect nearly 14,000 livestock ahead of Idul Adha to ensure sacrificial animals wey dey sell dey healthy. During di inspections, authorities still find cases of FMD and lumpy skin disease (LSD) for some areas, although overall situation remain under control, West Java DKPP head Linda Al Amin say. She add from January to May 13, 2026, total of 628 FMD cases record across seven districts and cities, while 79 LSD cases report for four districts and cities. Dis figures dey relatively small compared to total livestock population for West Java. Di regional government vaccination program don be key factor in controlling spread of dis infectious animal diseases, she say, adding dat di diseases remain preventable and fit be effectively controlled through sustained vaccination and monitoring efforts.
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