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NARAYANGANJ, May 20, 2025 (BSS) - Farmers of the district are busy feeding 
and caring for their cattle like cows, oxen, calves, buffaloes, goats and 
sheep as they have prepared those sacrificial animals in a completely natural 
way.

This year, the farmers of the district and the District Animal Husbandry 
Department are expecting a total animal trade of about Taka 500 crore.

Along with local cows, various foreign breeds including Sindhi, Shahiwal, 
Brahma, Butti and other cows, goats, and buffaloes have been prepared to sell 
for sacrifice in the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. 

Four and a half thousand large and small farms in five upazilas of the 
district are ready to sell their cattle. 

According to the District Livestock Office, there is a demand for 99,252 
sacrificial animals in the district. Meanwhile, at the moment, 86,426 cattle-
- 16703 cows, 48,273 bulls, 6,465 oxen, 910 buffaloes, 10,440 goats, 3,384 
sheep and 161 other animals-- are ready for sacrifice in the district. 

There is a shortage of 12,826 animals compared to the demand. However, the 
livestock department has said that the shortage may decrease in the next few 
days.

Following the advice of the livestock department, farmer Hanif Mia of 
Kutubpur village in Sadar upazila has fattened 10 cows. He said, "I have 
fattened the cows using completely natural food. If the animals do not come 
from India or other countries, I might get a good price. People come to see 
the cows in my cowshed every day." 

Abdus Samad, a farmer from Siddhirganj, said, "The hybrid cows in my farm are 
beautiful to look at, and their prices are also high. I have cows worth Taka 
2.5 to 1.2 lakh. Along with buyers, ordinary people also flock to see these 
every day."

The Animal Husbandry Department said although fattened cows are in high 
demand on farms, the demand for small cows is the highest. If the target is 
met, the District Animal Husbandry Department expects a total animal trade of 
about Taka 500 crore in Narayanganj this year. 

District Animal Husbandry Officer Dr. Mannan Mia said farmers are given 
special training on how to raise cows and other animals throughout the year.

Farmers in this district are fattening their cows naturally after receiving 
training on cow fattening. The farmers have raised their animals feeding hay, 
wheat and pulse husks, grass, haylage, and straw. 

They have been informed about the harm of palm tablets, steroids, and 
dexamethasone to animals and humans, and they have been advised not to use 
those, he said. 

Dr. Mannan Mia hoped that the shortage of the sacrificial animals in the 
district compared to the demand may be decreased in the next few days as cows 
come here from Sirajganj, Pabna, and the northern region in the hope of more 
profit like every year.