Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part H (2024)

Author(s): Siswanto and Sri Kayati Widyastuti

Abstract: Sacrifice animals slaughtered in mosques must be in good health. Many sacrifice animals are brought from places far from the mosque as a place of slaughter. Generally, the animals are exhausted. Blood sugar levels can be used to predict the health status of animals, for example, tired/exhausted conditions. Animals with low blood sugar levels indicate that the animal is tired (exhausted), conversely normal blood sugar levels reflect adequate rest and feed consumption before being slaughtered. It is important to conduct research on blood sugar levels in sacrifice cattle before or animals are slaughtered to determine whether the sacrifice cattle are healthy. The purpose of this study was to determine the blood sugar levels of cattle that were slaughtered, so that the health status of the sacrifice animals could be known. This study used 10 blood samples from sacrifice cattle that were slaughtered in a mosque in Denpasar. Blood sugar level testing used the Accutrend Plus tool. The results showed that the sugar levels of kurban cattle that were slaughtered during Eid al-Adha were an average of 55mg/dL, SD9.4. This result is lower when compared to the sugar levels of normal Balinese cattle. This indicates that the sacrifice cattle before being slaughtered may not have received enough feed consumption or had less rest. The t-test with normal cattle showed a lower tendency although not significantly different (p≥0.05).

DOI: 10.22271/veterinary.2024.v9.i6h.1918