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Assessing Preferences of the Primary and Opportunist Sheep Traders on Procurement and Selling a Livestock for Eid al-Adha Celebration in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Alek Ibrahim (a), Wayan Tunas Artama (b), Rini Widayanti (b), Muhammad Danang Eko Yulianto (c), Dzul Faqar (d), I Gede Suparta Budisatria (c*)

a) Postgraduate student at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Fauna No. 2, Karangmalang, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
b) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Fauna No.2, Karangmalang 55281, Indonesia
c) Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Fauna No.3, Karangmalang, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
*budisatria[at]ugm.ac.id
d) Undergraduate student at Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Fauna No.3, Karangmalang, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia


Abstract

Eid al-Adha is one of the important religious festivals for Muslims in the world. Sheep traders can be divided into primary traders and opportunist traders based trade activity in this period. This study aims to investigate the preferences of sheep traders on procurement and sale of their livestock during Eid al-Adha period in Yogyakarta. This study was done by an in-depth and semi-structured interview to a total of 59 of the sheep traders. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis (index and rank). The results are that most livestock animals purchased from the animal market, followed from farmers for primary traders and livestock traders for opportunist traders. Livestock most widely sold to individual consumers who come to their stalls, and then sold to animal market by primary traders and to organization/groups by opportunist traders. Most primary traders (64.10%) state to sell their sheep with different prices for different types of buyers, while the majority of opportunist traders (65.00%) thought no different. The average price different is IDR 286,364 according to primary traders and IDR 150,000 according to opportunist traders. Most of the primary traders (69.23%) and opportunist traders (90.00%) was pleased with the momentum of Eid al-Adha, as the selling price of their livestock could be higher, easy to sell, and any buyer. The conclusion is that both primary and opportunist traders in Yogyakarta have similar preferences in place to buy and sell their livestock during Eid al-Adha period. Eid al-Adha period provides pleasure and an additional benefit for sheep traders.

Keywords: Eid al-Adha, Livestock traders, Religious festivities, Sheep

Topic: Socio-economic aspects of animal farming

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract/7edXxqnR2Up6

Conference: Internasional Conference on Animal Industry in the Tropics (ICAIT 2019)

Plain Format | Corresponding Author (Alek Ibrahim)

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