SERIAN: State Councillor Sunny Kon who rears Bali cattle has to impose some control to prevent them multiplying too fast as there would not be enough room to roam.
Kon said there were over 100 heads of Bali cattle on his 10-acre farm.
“Without some control, the population could have easily increased quite a lot because as we all know Bali cattle multiply faster. I need to impose some control on reproduction because of the limited space available,” he said.
He disclosed this when briefing a delegation from Terengganu Veterinary Department which made a study tour to his farm here yesterday.
According to Kon, he started breeding Bali cattle also known as ‘banteng’ or ‘tembadau’ about 10 years ago with only eight heads and within that period the number had multiplied more than 10-fold.
“I have not sold any of them. My plan is to breed as many as possible first and pass down the breed to others interested in the future.
“Bali cattle bred well in Serian. The problem is that the land I am using is only about 10 acres for about 100 heads of cattle,” he said.
Kon said he had identified a 200-acre piece of land nearby but at this stage he was still unable to move in as everything, including the infrastructure, was not ready.
“Having that size of land I am confident the population of Bali cattle in the state will expand very fast and one day Sarawak can become a major supplier of Bali cattle calves in this region,” he said.
He said to achieve this vision sooner, the government could come in to assist potential farmers.