Potensi Pengembangan Peternakan Kambing di Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru Provinsi Maluku

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui potensi pengembangan peternakan kambing di Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru Provinsi Maluku. Penelitian ini didesain dengan metode survei. Pengambilan sampel secara sengaja di Kecamatan Sir Sir dan Aru Tengah yang akan menjadi pilot project pengembangan ternak kambing. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Kecamatan Sir Sir dan Aru Tengah (1) Dari potensi wilayah : sangat baik untuk untuk wilayah pengembangan ternak kambing; (2) Dari potensi peternak : peternakan kambing masih dilakukan secara tradisional; (3) Dari potensi ekonomi : Rata-rata pendapatan yang diperoleh peternak kambing berada pada kisaran Rp. 2.000.000-2.500.000/tahun, dengan nilai Return Cost Ratio (R/C) pada masing-masing kecamatan, yaitu 1,62 dan 1,80 (R/C rasio > 1) sehingga menguntungankan dan layak dikembangkan. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa Kecamatan Sir Sir dan Kecamatan Aru Tengah Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru, sangat berpotensi sebagai tempat pengembangan peternakan kambing, bila dilihat dari segi potensi wilayah dan potensi ekonominya, sedangkan potensi peternaknya perlu ditingkatkan lagi

CHARACTERIZATION AND GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS ANALYSIS OF BUFFALO POPULATION IN MOA ISLAND OF SOUTH-EAST WEST MALUKU REGENCY OF MALUKU PROVINCE

The research aim was to study the variance of some morphometric characteristics and morphologyof Moa buffalo, and the genetic relationships analysis between buffalo subpopulations in Moa Island.Characterization was by using 174 buffalos from any group of ages and sex that were collected fromWest area (Werwaru, Patti), Central area (Syota, Klis) and East area (Tounwawan, Poliwu). Thevariables observed were morphometric characters (body weight, shoulder height, body length, chestwidth, chest depth, chest girth, skull length, skull width, skull height, ear width, ear length, cannon girth,horn length, horn girth and distance between horns), body morphology characters (horn position, headcolor, body color and scheme of body color), and genetic distance between buffalo subpopulations.Body morphometric data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and variance coefficient. Bodymorphology data were analyzed using relative frequencies. The genetic distance was analyzed usingcanonical discriminant function through Mahalanobis distance approach and by making phylogeny usingUPGMA method. The result indicated that variation of body morphometric was related to productionperformance, variation of color and color scheme of body. Based on genetic distance, central and westsubpopulations were the nearest where West subpopulation was isolated from Central and Eastsubpopulation

Performances and phylogenic relationships among local sheep in Indonesia by morphological analysis

The morphological discriminant and canonical analysis were carried out to estimate the phylogenic relationship and determine the discriminant variables between Indonesian local sheep of thin tail sheep from Jonggol (Bogor) and Garut and fat tail sheep from Indramayu (originated from East Java), Donggala, Madura, Kisar, Rote and Sumbawa. The number of sheep used  was totally 818 heads collected from 8 populations, were Jonggol (185), Garut (74), Indramayu (100), Donggala (60), Madura (86) Kisar (231), Rote (52), and Sumbawa (30). Discriminant analysis used for body weight and body measurements were body length, wither height, chest width, chest depth, chest circumference, skull length, skull width, skull height, tail lenght, tail width, ear length and ear width. SAS package program was used to analyze the data. The results from analysis variant showed that the body weight and body measurenment of Garut sheep almost the same with sheep from Indramayu and significantly higher (P0,05) compared to another breeds. Whereas, Kisar and Rote have body weight and body measurenment significantly lower (P0,05) compared to another breeds. The results from Mahalanobis distance (phenogram tree) and canonical analyses showed that breeds were divided into five groups, the first group is Garut, the second is thin-tail sheep which existed in Jonggol, the third was fat-tailed sheep which existed in Kisar, Rote, and Sumbawa, the fourth is fat-tail sheep which existed in Donggala, and the fiveth was fat-tailed sheep which existed in Indramayu and Madura. The groups of sheep between Kisar and Rote had the smallest genetic distance value equal to 1,623 and groups between Donggala and Garut had the biggest genetic distance value equal to 7,994. The highest similarity between individual inside the group was obtained from Sumbawa (100%) and the lowest similarity was from Rote (72,41%). The results from canonical analyses showed that tail lenght, ear width, ear lenght, skull lenght, body lenght, and tail width were the most discriminant variables to determine the diferences between breeds. Key Words: Sheep, Genetic Distance, Analysis Discriminant and Cannonic

Performances and phylogenic relationships among local sheep in Indonesia by morphological analysis

The morphological discriminant and canonical analysis were carried out to estimate the phylogenic relationship and determine the discriminant variables between Indonesian local sheep of thin tail sheep from Jonggol (Bogor) and Garut and fat tail sheep from Indramayu (originated from East Java), Donggala, Madura, Kisar, Rote and Sumbawa. The number of sheep used was totally 818 heads collected from 8 populations, were Jonggol (185), Garut (74), Indramayu (100), Donggala (60), Madura (86) Kisar (231), Rote (52), and Sumbawa (30). Discriminant analysis used for body weight and body measurements were body length, wither height, chest width, chest depth, chest circumference, skull length, skull width, skull height, tail lenght, tail width, ear length and ear width. SAS package program was used to analyze the data. The results from analysis variant showed that the body weight and body measurenment of Garut sheep almost the same with sheep from Indramayu and significantly higher (P<0,05) compared to another breeds. Whereas, Kisar and Rote have body weight and body measurenment significantly lower (P<0,05) compared to another breeds. The results from Mahalanobis distance (phenogram tree) and canonical analyses showed that breeds were divided into five groups, the first group is Garut, the second is thin-tail sheep which existed in Jonggol, the third was fat-tailed sheep which existed in Kisar, Rote, and Sumbawa, the fourth is fat-tail sheep which existed in Donggala, and the fiveth was fat-tailed sheep which existed in Indramayu and Madura. The groups of sheep between Kisar and Rote had the smallest genetic distance value equal to 1,623 and groups between Donggala and Garut had the biggest genetic distance value equal to 7,994. The highest similarity between individual inside the group was obtained from Sumbawa (100%) and the lowest similarity was from Rote (72,41%). The results from canonical analyses showed that tail lenght, ear width, ear lenght, skull lenght, body lenght, and tail width were the most discriminant variables to determine the diferences between breeds