Sivas Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Seyit Yıldız said that in order to understand whether buffaloes and cattle have completed two years of age and entered the age of three, permanent teeth should have replaced the two front incisor milk teeth.
Due to the upcoming Eid al-Adha, Sivas Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Seyit Yıldız gave information about the ages of sacrificial animals and age determination. Provincial Director Seyit Yıldız emphasized that the age of the victim to be taken is important when choosing a sacrifice, “In order to be sacrificed, cattle and buffaloes must be two years old, camels must be five years old, goats and sheep must be one year old. However, in sheep, it is considered sufficient for those after six months of age to be as developed and large as those who are one year old. Farm records, tooth development, changes in horns and adult characteristics are taken into account to determine the age of animals. Properly kept farm records are accurate. If there are no records, the most accurate age determination is determined by looking at tooth development.”
“Goats must be over one year old to be sacrificed”
Yıldız stated that goats must be over one year old in order to be sacrificed and said, “In order to understand whether buffaloes and cattle have completed two years of age and entered the age of three, the two front incisor milk teeth must be replaced by permanent teeth. It is considered sufficient for sheep to be sacrificed if they are older than six months and as old as their mother or an adult sheep. Goats must be over one year old to be sacrificed. Age determination in goats, as in cattle, is based on the fact that the front incisor milk teeth come out and are replaced by permanent teeth.”
“The animal to be sacrificed must be healthy, complete and well-fed”
Stating that it is important for the animal to be sacrificed to be healthy and well-fed both in terms of worship and health, Yıldız said, “It is important for the animal to be sacrificed to be healthy, complete and well-fed both in terms of worship and health. Animals that are cripplingly sick, weak and weak, blind in one or both eyes, with one or both horns broken at the root, with their tongues, tails, ears and half of their udders cut off, and with all or most of their teeth missing cannot be sacrificed. However, the fact that the animal is born without horns, is cross-eyed, lame, slightly sick, has a hole or tear in one ear, or lacks some of its udders does not prevent it from being sacrificed. Healthy animals have distinctive characteristics; in fattened cattle, the body is full in all directions, the rump is round, the shoulders are broad, the body protrusions are indistinct, the skin is soft and elastic, the gaze is lively, and the hair is fine and shiny. In addition, there are no abnormal discharges from the eyes, nose, mouth, udder and back, lameness in the legs and feet, swelling, discoloration and wounds on the skin and udders.”
