The slaughter control on the productive cows on animal health division in food security, animal husbandry, and animal health service in Merauke Regency

Abstract

One of the factors inhibiting the rate of increase in the cattle population of Merauke is cutting productive cows were higher as a result of the pressure to meet the demand for meat. This study aimed (1) to identify the factors driving the slaughter of productive female cows; (2) to identify the roles and steps taken by the Animal Health Sector; (3) to reveal the alternative steps which could be done to optimize the control on the slaughtering the female productive cows. The research used the qualitative approach and the research type was a case study, used the model data analysis of Miles and Huberman. The research results indicated that the role of Animal Health Division had been focused on the role of the apparatus to carry out coaching and socialization to butchers, to improve the capacity of the Human Resources or the personnel, to supervise the cows slaughtered either within or outside of slaughterhouse, to monitor the livestock traffics, and to handle the violations. The steps which had been taken were to implement the incentive activities and to safe the productive female cows to support the activities of UPSUS SIWAB and to follow up on the cooperation agreement with the Director-General of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health and with the National Police. The factors driving the slaughter of productive cows were the still very low economy of farmers and butchers, the low awareness of farmers about the importance of keeping productive cows, high demand for meat, cheap prices of cows, lack of supporting facilities, and many violations by slaughtering cattle outside the slaughterhouse. The alternative measures which could be taken were to conduct socialization to the farmers and village officials, to encourage the farmers to develop other livestock, to review the local regulations on transferring the productive female cattle, to continue the incentive activities for the pregnant cattle, to build livestock traffic posts to form an integrated team, and to implement the law enforcement, and to encourage the local beef markets by importing frozen beef policy.