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TANGAIL, May 18, 2025 (BSS) - Sufficient sacrificial animals are available in the district for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha this year as farmers are currently busy fattening their cows.
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, this year a total of 236,970 sacrificial animals have been prepared in the district while the demand of the district is 211,974, according to the District Animal Resources Department.
Of the total sacrificial animals, 150,070 are cows. Even after meeting the local demand, an additional 24,996 animals are ready to sell at different animal markets in Dhaka and neighbouring districts for sacrificial purposes during the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the sources added.
"There are 26,203 small and big farms in 12 upazilas of the district," sources said, adding that cows are being fattened in these farms using natural methods.
Farm owners and farmers said that almost all the farms in the district are fattening cows using natural methods without any harmful drugs.
Jahangir Alam, owner of Mayer Doa Cow Farm in Tangail Sadar upazila, told BSS, "I have been raising cows for 12 years. I sell cows two to three times a year. This time I sold cross cows in winter. This year, I am rearing 25 cows for sale in the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. Though the price of food is high I don't know if I will be able to make a profit by selling those cows."
Bulbul Hossain, a farmer of Santosh Baluchara of Tangail Municipality, said, "I have prepared 22 cows for Eid-ul-Azha. But I can't say whether it will be profitable compared to the price of food. The food list of my domestic national bulls and cows includes natural foods like kheil, husk, straw, green grass, corn and chickpeas."
Kamrul Hasan Hiron, owner of Bhai-Bon Agro Farm in Haripur village of Kalihati, said that for the past six years, he has been fattening cows on the farm and selling those for sacrificial purposes during the holy Eid-ul-Azha. This year, nine cows-- both small and large-- have been prepared at his farm for sacrifice. The farm owner [Kamrul] has fattened the cows by feeding them natural food completely.
The smallest cow on his farm weighs about 500 kilograms (kg) while the largest one weighs about 1000-kg.
All the farm owners and farmers of the district said that they are preparing their animals for sacrifice by feeding those natural foods.
District Animal Resources Officer Dr. Md. Mostafizur Rahman told BSS that this year, about 20,000 additional cows have been fattened and prepared for sale in the district. Even after meeting local demands, there will be surplus animals for sacrifice in the district, he added.
Therefore, there is no opportunity to increase the price by forming a syndicate this time. Apart from this, the District Animal Resources Department has been providing all kinds of support to small and big farmers throughout the year, including information, advice, vaccines and medical services.
On the other hand, in the case of fattening cows, farmers have been advised to feed them grass and hay along with kheil powder and husk in a completely indigenous way.
