Livestock For Sacrifice Arrive
By Maya SaIIeh

Bandar Seri Begawan - Livestock for Hari Raya Aidiladha, also known as the `Feast of Sacrifice', arrived yesterday at the Muara Port.

Some 417 goats, 293 buffaloes and 768 bulls and steers, were delivered to Mulaut Abbatoir by the Halaqah Company in Australia.

All the livestock are placed at the Mulaut Abattoir for weighing in preparation for the allocation of reservations made by the public.

The reservations were opened since January 5.

The price of a live cow is $3.95 per kilogramme and $4.10 per kilogramme for buffaloes. Goats are priced at $220 per head.

The Marketing Manager of Mulaut Abattoir, Awang Yusran Haji Abdullah, assured the public who have made their reservations that the supply could be met.

The prices of live cows and buffaloes have increased by 30% as compared to last year due to the change in the exchange rate of Brunei dollars to Australian dollars.

Awang Yusran estimated the minimum cost of either a live cow or buffalo at $1,300.

He also advised the public that amidst the fears of the recurrence of "mad cow" disease, all livestock supplied by the abattoir have undergone screening processes by the Agricultural Department and the Religious Affairs Department.

This is to ensure that the livestock is not only free from "mad cow" disease but from other ailments as well.

He also added that the abattoir only supplies livestock that meets its high standards in terms of health and quality as well as meeting the standards set by the Religious Affairs Department. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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