The Productivity and Natural Increase of Swamp Buffalo in District Malang

International Ruminant Seminar: "Eco-friendly livestock production for sustainable agriculture"

农业科学;生态环境科学

Budiarto, A.^1 ; Ciptadi, G.^2

Faculty Animal Husbandry, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia^1

Research Group Resources, Indonesia^2

关键词: Breeding program;    Direct observations;    Initial population;    Mortality rate;    Population growth;    Reproductive performance;    research methods;    Survey methods;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/119/1/012037/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/119/1/012037

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this research was to collect the basic information needed to develop a sustainable breeding program, which includes the potential for production and reproduction of buffaloes. This research was conducted on swamp buffalo in Malang Regency East Java. The research method used was survey method. Primary data was obtained from direct observation on 323 tails owned by 98 breeders. Variables observed were population growth and reproductive performance. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively. The result showed that the initial population study of swamp Buffaloes in Malang as many as 1155 with male and female ratio 1: 2. The ratios of male and female swamp Buffalo 20 percent male and 80 percent female. Overall, the buffalo reproduction performance was still low. Service per conception 2.06 ± 0.88; Anestrus Postpartum 7.46 ± 3.83 months; calving interval distance 17.82 ± 4.86 months; 20.43 % birth rate and 4.33% mortality rate of Natural Increase (NI) population was about 16,1%. In conclusion, the value of NI of swamp Buffalo in Malang Regency is still low. To increase buffalo productivity, buffalo breeding program is continuously based on reproduction control.