Implementation of Livestock Slaughter Standard in Malang Slaughtering House

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine suitability of livestock slaughter standard implementation in accordance to regulation number 18/2009 on Animal Husbandry and Animal’s Health in Local Company of Slaughtering House in Malang, East Java. The implementation standard refers to the Safe, Healthy, Intact, and Kosher characteristics that involve operational procedure, product safety, health, and treatment. The result showed inappropriate policies in the slaughtering house implementation of livestock treatment before and after the process of slaughtering. The obstructing factor of implementing the livestock slaughtering standard was the lack of top-down control and monitoring. The process of livestock slaughtering is still using traditional way due to the limited available facilities, infrastructure and human resources. The problems can be solved by controlling the supervising and discipline. In the middle of August 2013, Malang slaughtering house began to introduce stunning technique to increase the operational work and minimize violence toward the livestock. Activity of slaughtering house was assisted by Department of Animal Husbandry and Department of Health. Both department help in solving health problems, product safety and its waste, to provide standardized livestock slaughtering based on the regulation number 18/2009.

Keywords: Slaughtering house, livestock slaughtering standard, Indonesian Law number 18-2009