Productivity and business income of Sentul Selected-Kampung Unggul Balitnak (SenSe-KUB) chicken breeders in Bone Bolango Regency Gorontalo Province

Abstract

This study was aimed to determine productivity and analyzed the business income of Sentul Selected-Kampung Unggul Balitnak (SenSe-KUB) chicken breeders. This research is descriptive. Data collection techniques were field observation, interviews, note-taking and literature study. Data collected from direct observation in the field at SenSe-KUB chicken breeders and tabulated then transferred into tabular form according to analysis needs. The data obtained were then analyzed statistically. The results obtained showed that the productivity of the SenSe-KUB chickens in the breeders kept in 2 periods with different numbers (average feed conversion, egg production, peak production, age at first laying eggs, the lowest average production, the highest average production, 10–12 months of egg budding, 10–12 months of hatchability, 10–12 months of eggs entering the hatchery and the average body weight of males and females aged four and five months) was different for each period. Furthermore, the average number of eggs hatched in period-2 was more when compared to period-1. Then the average sprouting power for period-1 was 83.35% and period-2 was 87.3%; the average hatchability for period-1 was 73.56% and period-2 85.45; the average of embryo mortality in period-1 was 23.29% and period-2 was 12.61%; the average number of DOC period-1 was 182.29 and period-2 was 668.65. The results of the business analysis showed that the SenSe-KUB chicken breeding business of 1,000 in Tunggulo Village breeders had been managed efficiently which could be observed from the R/C ratio of 1.34. The Selected SenSe-KUB chicken breeding business is a potential source of income.