Identification performance of quantitative traits of Marica goats in Maros and Jeneponto regencies

Abstract

Utilization of local goats in Indonesia that have good genetic potential cannot be characterized and utilized optimally even though the population has been successfully used. The Marica goat is one of Indonesia’s original endemic goats found in Maros and Jeneponto regencies, South Sulawesi province. Currently Marica goats are hard to find, so the total population is unknown. Marica goat for conservation purposes as native goats South Sulawesi it takes information about the character or the morphology of Marica goat. The research material is 51 head of Marica goats and 65 head of Kacang goats aged around 2-3 years. The data obtained were processed descriptively, calculated average values, standard deviation values, coefficient of variation values, and independent t tests. The result of the identification of quantitative traits is that the body dimensions tend to be smaller than those of Kacang goat. Marica goats and Kacang goats have a high level of homogeneity (CV<20%).