Reproductive performance of buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Baraka Enrekang South Sulawesi Indonesia Mukhammad Yusuf Kadir Pole1, Suhartila2, Zainal Abidin Kholilullah1, Lucia Muslimin1, Fika Yuliza Purba1,3*
1. Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia (ymukhammad[at]gmail.com)
2. Livestock and Fisheries Service of Enrekang Regency, Galonta, Enrekang, Enrekang Regency, South Sulawesi, 91712, Indonesia
3/ Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan (fikapurba[at]med.unhas.ac.id)
Abstract
Water buffalo is one of the most productive domestic animals with a high economic value and can easily adapt to its environment. This study aims to investigate the reproductive performance of water buffaloes in Baraka, Enrekang, South Sulawesi. Our investigation was conducted by data collection and interviews with the breeders. Seventy-seven females water buffaloes from four villages: Bone-Bone, Kendenan, Salukanan and Pepandungan were studied. The reproductive performance of the water buffaloes was assessed by several parameters, such as the age at first estrus, pregnancy length, age at first calving, calving interval, and calving to postpartum estrus interval. The age at the first estrus was 3.59 years old, the pregnancy length was 11.11 months, the age at first calving was 4.41 years old, the calving interval was 2.04 years, and the calving to postpartum estrus interval was 30.11 days. We concluded that the studied water buffaloes in Baraka, Enrekang were in a good reproductive condition. The results were supported by the field observations, which indicated the prime condition of the water buffaloes rearing system.
Keywords: water buffalo, reproductive performance, Enrekang
