Abstract
The study aims to provide an overview of the value of the body condition and parity of Bali cattle in the Kanusuang region, West Sulawesi. A total of 11 Bali cows that have been given birth once were involved in this study. Data were collected by direct observation of Bali cows in the field and interview toward the farmers. All cows were subjected to body condition scoring (BCS; scale 1 - 5) through visual measurement. The results of this study showed that most of the proportion of Bali cattle with parity 1 and 2 were the same, 36,36%, while parity 3 was 27,2%. There were 15,4% of the total sample observed cattle have BCS value 3, followed by BCS values 4 and 5 respectively 46,1% and 38,5%. The correlation test between parity and BCS obtained value r=0,355 (P>0,05) means no correlation between both of the data. The BCS value of livestock belonging to farmers in the study location was in the normal range, which refers to the standard BCS values 1-5. The parity value obtained cannot be used as a standard for determining reproductive performance, but was invented as an evaluation of reproductive efficiency.
Highlights
Penelitian bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran nilai kondisi tubuh dan paritas ternak induk sapi Bali di wilayah Kanusuang, Sulawesi Barat
The results of this study showed that most of the proportion of Bali cattle with parity 1 and 2 were the same, 36,36%, while parity 3 was 27,2%
Efisiensi reproduksi sapi perah PFH pada berbagai umur di CV
Summary
Keberagaman bangsa ternak sapi di Indonesia sebagian besar dipengaruhi oleh persilangan antara ternak sapi tropis seperti sapi zebu (bos indicus) dan ternak sapi sub-tropis yaitu sapi taurine (Bos taurus). Sapi Bali memiliki potensi untuk dikembangkan lebih lanjut sebagai ternak potong yang memiliki persentase karkas yang tinggi di mana kandungan dagingnya rendah lemak dibanding dengan Zebu dan Taurin (Sunarto & Setyawan, 2015). Usaha untuk meningkatkan populasi ternak dapat dilakukan melalui peningkatan manajemen tingkat kelahiran di mana nilai ideal kelahiran adalah satu anak per tahun untuk seekor induk. Penilaian ini dapat dilakukan melalui penampakan performa reproduksi yang sangat penting untuk dikaji. Salah satu faktor yang memengaruhi performa reprodusi ternak sapi Bali adalah BCS yang dilakukan dengan pengamatan visual dan membantu peternak dalam memperoleh gambaran mengenai tingkat cadangan perototan dan perlemakan dalam tubuh. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran nilai kondisi tubuh dan paritas ternak induk sapi Bali di wilayah Kanusuang, Sulawesi Barat
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