Jakarta, May 27 -- Indonesia's Agriculture Ministry has deployed 8,633 veterinary officers nationwide to monitor sacrificial animals ahead of Eid al-Adha, as the government tightens oversight of animal health, halal compliance and slaughtering standards.

The officers, including veterinarians and paramedical personnel, have been assigned across the country, Livestock and Animal Health Director General Agung Suganda said in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Suganda said monitoring covers animal health, veterinary public health, animal welfare and halal compliance, including slaughtering activities conducted outside licensed slaughterhouses.

The central government and regional administrations have also issued circulars and intensified public outreach...