Carcass and Muscle Distribution of Male Kacang Goat from Intensive Fattening with Different Initial Weight

Carcass and Muscle Distribution of Male Kacang Goat from Intensive Fattening with Different Initial Weight Kacang Goat is one of Indonesian native livestock having high potency of production that have to be preserved, especially in South Sulawesi. The purpose of this study was to evaluate carcass percentage of commercial cuts as well as muscle distribution of male kacang goat under intensive fattening system with different initial body weight. Twenty one male of kacang goats were randomly divided into three groups according to their initial body weight. The experiment was carried out according to completely randomized design consisted of three treatments (age group) and seven replications for each treatment. The animals were reared under intensive fattening system for three months. At the initial period of the experiment, each goat was weighed to obtained the initial body weight. At the end of the experimental period, each animal was weighed to obtain the slaughtered weight of each animal. Following the slaughter, carcass processing was performed for each animal. The carcass and carcass cuts then were weighed. The results of study showed that animals having a heavier initial body weight grew faster, had higher carcass percentage, and had lower non carcass percentage.The growth of male kacang goat muscle was evenly distributed

Current Status of Reproductive Management in Bali Cows in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Presented on the International Science and Technology Conference (ISTEC) Rome, Italy 25-27 June 2013The objective of this study was to elucidate the current status of reproductive management of Bali beef cows in south Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This study was conducted in Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Purposive sampling was used to choose the location where the study was taking place with consideration that this region has potential place for Bali cows. Data collection both primary and secondary data was done through observation and interview to obtained both quantitative and qualitative data. The results of this study showed that reproductive management applied to Bali cows in this region was very low. However, knowledge of the farmers regarding reproductive management such as estrus and its signs were much better, although the time of insemination to the estrous cows sometimes was too late. Mating system of Bali cows in this area was two different methods; natural mating and artificial insemination (AI). To adopt AI technology, the farmers should follow the standard operation of this technology. This study also showed that most of the farmers had good knowledge about estrus synchronization; however, they are still have difficulty to obtain or to access this technology, especially the price of the hormones used for estrus synchronization

TINGKAT KEMATIAN DAN PERTUMBUHAN PEDET SAPI BALI MELALUI PERBAIKAN MANAGEMEN DENGAN INTERVENSI PAKAN BERPROTEIN TINGGI BERBAHAN LOKAL

Suatu penelitian telah dilakukan untuk mengetahui tingkat kematian dan pertumbuhan pedet sapi Bali sebelum penyapihan. Managemen pedet dilakukan dengan 2 sistem yaitu 1) managemen dengan intervensi pakan konsentrat berbahan lokal (intensive management) dan 2) managemen tanpa intervensi pakan konsentrat sebagai pembanding, yang pada umumnya dilakukan oleh petani ternak dimasyarakat (existing management). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perbaikan managemen pada fase pedet dapat: 1) menekan tingkat kematian pedet sampai 9,0%, 2) meningkatkan pertumbuhan secara signifikan yaitu meningkatkan bobot badan pedet sekitar 50% dan 14 ??? 21% dimensi tubuh dibandingkan dengan system pemeliharaan yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat tanpa pemberian pakan tambahan pase pedet (existing management), 3) kecepatan perubahan pertumbuhan dan bagian dimensi tubuh ternak yang diberi pakan yang berkualitas pada fase pedet bervariasi antara satu bagian dengan bagian lainnya