POPULATION STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MADURA CATTLE IN LENTENG SUBDISTRICT, SUMENEP DISTRICT, EAST JAVA PROVINCE
Kuswati (a), Rizki Prafitri (a), Wike Andre Septian (a), Doni Herviyanto (a), Rafika Febriani Putri (a)

(a) Faculty of Animal Science, University of Brawijaya Jl. Veteran, Malang, Indonesia, 65145

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the population structure and assess the productivity of Madura cattle. Madura cattle is an indigenous Indonesian cattle from Madura island and its development continues to be improved to maintain the existence and production of Madura cattle. The research was conducted in Lenteng sub-district, Sumenep district, East Java province in August - September 2023. The research method used was survey method and sampling was done by purposive sampling. The Madurese cattle data used were 229 heads. Data were calculated with descriptive analysis. The results showed the population structure of Madura cattle was 18.34% adult males, 0.44% young males, 64.63% adult females 17.03% young females. The number of births to the population was 10.92%. The percentage of male calf births was 48% and female calf births was 52%. The percentage of livestock mortality to population was 12.23%. The percentage of livestock expenditure to the population was 16.59%. Natural increase (NI) was 9.61% and calf crop was 14.84%. The results showed that the productivity of Madura cattle in Lenteng Subdistrict is still low. It is necessary to increase productivity by increasing farmer resources, increasing reproductive success with natural mating or IB and feeding that meets the nutritional needs of Madura cattle.

Keywords: Madura Cattle, Population Structure, Productivity

Topic: Animal Production