Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – President Joko Widodo usually orders high-quality sacrificial animals for Eid al-Adha.
However, what is interesting is that some of the sacrificial animals donated by Jokowi in various regions have unique names. Below are a number of names of cows that have been chosen to be Jokowi's sacrificial animals, quoted from Detikcom.
1. Alien Cow
Alien, the name of a cow weighing 1 ton 80 kilograms, was officially chosen as President Joko Widodo's sacrificial cow for Eid al-Adha 2024. The cow was chosen after going through several selection stages such as weight, physical health and freedom from disease carried out by the provincial health team. West Java.
The cow is owned by breeders from the Love Farmers' Farm Group, located in Kasomalang Kulon Village, Kasomalang District, Subang Regency, West Java. They feel proud because their cow was chosen for the second time as the presidential sacrificial cow.
According to the livestock manager, Irwan Yusup, he was surprised if President Joko Widodo bought his cow again. In 2023, a cow weighing one ton and thirty-five was the choice to be used as a sacrificial animal in Jakarta.
2. Sultan Cow
In 2022, Jokowi bought a cow for the Eid al-Adha sacrifice from a breeder in Cilegon, Banten. The sacrificial cow that Jokowi bought was named 'Sultan' by the breeder.
Jokowi bought the 1.1 ton cow for IDR 112 million. This Ongole type of cattle is from Kebumen, Central Java, when it was first imported to Cilegon. When he was brought from Kebumen in 2021, Sultan was still 3 years old and weighed 600 kg.
3. Inayah Cow
In 2021, Jokowi bought a sacrificial cow in Rembang, Central Java weighing 1,004 kg. This ongole crossbreed cattle was purchased from the Head of Sendangagung Village, Kaliori District, Inayah.
Inayah said that Jokowi bought his cow through the Livestock Service for tens of millions of Rupiah.
4. Limousine Cow
In 2018, Jokowi's 1.5 ton cow was slaughtered at the Istiqlal Mosque along with a similar animal belonging to the 2014-2019 Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
Furthermore, in 2019, President Jokowi again chose a limousine cow weighing 1.7 tons. This light brown cow was knocked down by several officers slaughtering sacrificial animals at the Istiqlal Mosque before being slaughtered.
In 2020, Jokowi chose limousines again as the sacrificial animal for Eid al-Adha. Jokowi bought two large cows which will be sent to two mosques in Solo, Central Java.
“For the Surakarta Great Mosque, the cow weighs 1,030 kilograms. For the Al-Wustho Mosque it weighs 930 kilograms,” said Head of the Education and Culture Subdivision of the Solo Regional Secretariat's Welfare Section, Bambang Harjanto at that time.
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