ANTE- AND POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION OF ANIMALS FOR SACRIFICE ON EID-UL ADHA DAY AT NURUL SA’ADAH MOSQUE, KUPANG CITY

Abstract

Eid-Ul-Adha is a big Islamic event celebrated by the Muslim community worldwide, including Indonesia. Sacrificing animals and distributing the carcasses to the community are unseparated parts of the Eid-Ul-Adha ceremony, hence, ensuring the animal health and food safety aspects of the carcasses through ante- and post-mortem examinations are indispensable. Ante- and post-mortem examinations were implemented on 4 bulls and 8 rams that would be sacrificed at Nurul Sa’adah mosque, Kupang City, during Eid-Ul-Adha. Ante-mortem examination results indicated all bulls and rams were healthy. The post-mortem examination results showed that abnormalities were not found in the carcasses, indicating that the carcasses would not spread any zoonotic diseases to humans. These post-mortem results also confirmed a similar health status of the sacrificed animals as identified in the ante-mortem examination. In conclusion, based on the ante- and post-mortem examination results, the carcasses of bulls and rams that are sacrificed at Nurul Sa’adah mosque during Eid-Ul-Adha day can be distributed to the community as they are safe for human consumption.