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CATTLE MARKET-MANIKGONJ
Farmers asked not to use steroid for cow fattening
MANIKGANJ, July 30, 2019 (BSS)- Mankigonj cattle farmers were asked not to use any steroid or hormone tablet for fattening their animals for coming kurbani market.
Acting district Dr. Razzaque said the field level officials of animal resource department have been visiting the cattle farms and houses to monitor whether the harmful steroids or feeds are being used for cattle fattening.
Local cattle traders are expected to meet the demand of sacrificial animal in the district this year thanks to farmers particularly char people to take the cattle rearing professionally over the last few years.
Cattle rearing are now a profitable occupation for the people of rural and char areas in Manikganj. Most of the char people of Daulatpur, Shibalaya and Harirampur upazila have chosen the cattle rearing as their main source of income, according to the officials of the district animal resources department.
District Live Stock Officer Dr. Abdur Razzaque said few years back people of the district were dependent on supply from neighbouring district for sacrificial animal. But, now cattle farming got momentum in every upazila of the district.
Apart from meeting demand of milk and meat, local farmers are supplying sufficient number of sacrificial animals in the market to cope with the demand.
Nurjahan Begum of village Paruria under Daultpur Upazila said she is rearing two oxen which her husband bought ten months ago at a cost of Tk.70,000. She is expecting to sell the two oxen at Tk.1,40,000.00-1,50,000.00 as the present market rate.
Nurjahan said they have been rearing the cattle for few years specially for Eid-ul-Azha market. Hundreds of char people, like Nurjahan, are doing the same business.
The cattle market of sacrificial animals is yet to start in the district. Aricha haat, the biggest cattle market in the district will start in full swing in a few days.
Cattle trader Lokman Hossain said special size big oxen and bulls are yet to appear in the markets. Some cattle traders have started supplying cattle in Dhaka and Chattagram.
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