Quality of Sexed Sperm of Bali Bull in Regional Artificial Insemination Center of Riau Province

This study aimed to evaluate the quality of frozen semen of Bali bull resulted from sexing procedure on calf or offspring production with desired sex. The tested sperm of Bali bull were collected from Bali bull raised at Regional Artificial Insemination Center of Riau Province (BIBD Riau). The study was carried out in 2 stages. The first stage was X and Y chromosome separation by albumin method. The extender used in the sexing procedure is trice citrate fructose and egg yolk. The second stage was mainly testing the sexed sperm collected in 60 Bali cow in Langkat Village, Bengkalis Regency. To determine the quality of post thawing frozen semen collected from the sexing procedure, the study evaluated motility, viability, mortality, abnormality and plasma membrane integrity of the spermatozoa. The pregnancy rate, calving rate, and birth accuracy of inseminated sexed sperm to offspring’ sex were also evaluated. The evaluation resulted in motility (66.3-75.3%), viability (70-78.5%), plasma membrane integrity (60-65.8%), abnormality (6.05-8.05%), mortality (20.05-30.05%), and pregnancy rate (83.33-90%). The calving rate on this study was 100% with the birth accuracy of 81.8% for male offspring and 40% for female offspring. As conclusion, the sexed sperm evaluated on this study have fairly good fertility

The Physical Quality of Broiler Chicken Meat Given Basal Ration Containing Avocado Seed Flour (Persea Americana Mill)

P Americana Mill contains some phytochemicals such as phenols, saponins, and flavonoids which have beneficial effect on meat quality of broiler chicken.  The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of inclusion of avocado seed flour (ASF) in basal diet on meat quality of broiler chickens. A total of 80 broiler chicks of Cobb- strain were randomly assigned with following treatments: T0 (basal ration without ASF as the control), T1 (inclusion of 5% ASF in l diet), T2 (inclusion of 10% ASF in diet) and T3 (inclusion of 15% ASF in diet) and were kept for 5 weeks.  The parameters measured were meat pH, cooking loses after slaughtering and water holding capacity. The completely randomized design was used in this experiment with 4 treatments and 5 replicates.  The result showed that the inclusion of ASF significantly (P0.01) water holding capacity.  It is concluded that the best level inclusion of ASF in broiler diet in order to improve the physical quality of broiler’s meat is 15%

The Quality of Buffalo Sperm Following Preservation Using Different Diluents and Sperm Concentrations

Artificial Insemination (AI) success depends on the quality of the frozen semen. The quality of the frozen semen of swamp buffalo in Indonesia is still low. The study was conducted to determine the quality of buffalo sperm following freezing using three different diluents and three different doses. The study used buffalo semen from the Tuah Sakato Artificial Insemination Center, Payakumbuh (n = 3). The semen collecting was carried out once a week for 10 weeks (replication). The research method used was 3x3 factorial  randomized block design. The first factor was diluent (Triladyl®, Andromed® and Tris egg- yolk) and the second factor was the dose of spermatozoa (10 and 15 and 20 x 106 sperm/ml). Data were analyzed using variant analysis, while the differences between treatments were tested by Duncan Multiple Range Test. The results showed that the plasma membrane integrity of buffalo sperm was found in Andromed® diluent, while tris egg-yolk diluent gave better motility, viability, plasma membrane integrity and recovery rate at a sperm concentration of 20 x106 sperm/mL compared to triladyl® diluent and a sperm concentration of 10 and 15 x106 sperm/mL. It was concluded that andromed® diluent and tris egg-yolk gave better motility, viability, plasma membrane integrity and recovery rate at a sperm concentration of 20 x106 sperm/mL compared to triladyl® diluent and a sperm concentration of 10 and 15 x106 sperm/mL. of Buffalo of sperm abnormalities not sicnificantly by the type of diluent but are influenced by sperm concentration

Struktur Populasi Dan Potensi Kecamatan Benai Di Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi Untuk Pengembangan Sapi Potong: Population Structure and The Potency Of Benai District, Kuantan Singingi Regency For The Beef Cattle Development

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui struktur populasi dan potensi Kapasitas Peningkatan Populasi Ternak Ruminansia (KPPTR) sapi potong di Kecamatan Benai. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode survei secara purposive sampling.  Analisa data dilakukan secara deskriptif. Total sampel yang digunakan adalah 137 peternak. Parameter yang diukur adalah struktur populasi sapi potong, nilai natural increase, Kapasitas Peningkatan Populasi Ternak Ruminansia (ST) berdasarkan sumber daya alam (KPPTR SL), Kapasitas Peningkatan Populasi Ternak Ruminansia (ST) berdasarkan kepala keluarga petani peternak (KPPTR KK). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Kecamatan Benai dapat dijadikan daerah sumber bibit karena didominasi induk betina dengan jumlah 52,37% dan ternak dara dengan jumlah 19,34%. Natural increase (Pertambahan alami) ternak di Kecamatan Benai hanya 15,45%. Nilai Kapasitas Peningkatan Populasi Ternak Ruminansia Berdasarkan Satuan Lahan (KPPTR SL), Kecamatan Benai adalah 7 ekor/KK ternak sapi dewasa dengan berat badan rata-rata 250 kg atau 22.989 ST