TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta – An Eid al-Adha sacrificial cow from President Joko Widodo or Jokowi handed over to the Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) on Tuesday, 27 June 2023. Cow from Jokowi it is known to be manifold Angus or Aberdeen Angus with a weight of 1030 kilograms and aged 3.5 years.
The owner of the cow, M. Badar Kurniawan, said that the cows raised in Kutu Tegal, Sinduadi, Mlati, Sleman Yogyakarta was purchased by President Jokowi for Rp 107,500,000. He also recounted the flow of selecting the cows until the presidential team was chosen for this year’s sacrifice.
“At the beginning, the presidential team could be chosen, the agency did not provide specific specifications, only the animal health center said they were looking for cows that met the President’s criteria,” said Badar.
Badar’s cows took part in a sort of selection when officers from the Yogyakarta and provincial Wates Veterinary Center took samples from the cows to be examined in the laboratory before being declared healthy. “Then we confirmed again that the cows were healthy and reported them to the Presidential Secretariat until they were finally purchased,” said Badar.
Cow Angus known to originate from the highlands of Scotland and has a characteristic black curly fur. The cow has no humps and no horns.
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This type of cattle has the advantages of a fast growth period, high carcass quality and a short slaughter age.
The list of mosques that received President Jokowi’s cows is the Al Falaq Mosque in Singkil Village, Tepus District, Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta. Apart from one cow from Jokowi, there were 9 cows from the Governors and Deputy Governors of DIY which were handed over to be distributed to mosques in five regencies/cities throughout DIY.
Head of the DIY Secretariat’s Spiritual Mental Development Bureau Djarot Margiantoro said the cows from the Yogyakarta Deputy Governors were distributed, among others, to Gedhe Kauman Mosque, Nurul Haq Mosque in Sleman, Prince Diponegoro Mosque in Yogyakarta City, Al Furqon Kulon Progo Mosque, Al Ma’ruf Gunungkidul Mosque and Baiturrahman Mosque, Bantul. The Deputy Governor of DIY’s cows were given to the Puro Pakualaman Mosque.
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