Preferences of Beef Cattle Breeders in Indonesia
Abstract
This study aims to determine the preferences of livestock breeders towards beef cattle breeds in community farms in Indonesia. This study was conducted in three districts in the Karanganyar Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. The method for determining the location of the study used the Location Quation (LQ) method. The material used was beef cattle breeders at the selected research location. The top three highest LQ values were selected, namely the district of Jenawi, Jatiyoso and Mojogedang, which were then taken from two villages with the top two largest beef cattle populations. The beef cattle farmers as respondents with a total of 80 people and the use of questionnaires to provide accurate information. The method used was a survey with direct observation in the field. Sampling of farmers was carried out using the purposive method, namely farmers who had at least 2 cows and had more than 1 year of livestock farming experience were selected. The results of the study showed that the age of farmers included productive 18-55 years (56.25%), Number of Family Members ranged from 1-5 people (93.75%), Education was mostly in Elementary School (62.5%), Work as farmer (68.75%) and Livestock Experience was mostly above 15 years (90%). The preference of farmers for beef cattle breeds includes Simmental cattle (52.5%), male cattle gender (56.25%), cattle age 1.5-3 years (52.5%), grayish white skin color (48.75%) and large body weight ranging above 400 kg (51.25%). In conclusion, the preferences of farmers can raise their beef cattle as fattening and breeding.
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