The analysis of factors affecting the performance and benefit of karapan (racing) cattle business in madura island, east Java, Indonesia

Abstract

A research was carried out to analyze the influence of productive factors on the performance of karapan (means racing) cattle business in Madura Island, East Java Province, Indonesia. The research was conducted by a survey method, with 135 karapan cattle farmers as respondents in regencies of Bangkalan, Sampang, Pamekasan and Sumenep (mainland). The data were collected in the period of April to August 2012. Data of zootechnique indicators variables, farmer's motivation, allocation time of labour, labour skills, business scale, productivity of karapan cattle, farmers' performance and benefit of karapan cattle business were analysed by Lisrel 8.8 program. The results showed that factors of zootechnique, farmer's motivation, labour skills and business scale had highly significant influence (P<0.01) on productivity of karapan cattle, but allocation time of labour did not have significant influence (P>0.05). The performance of karapan cattle business was highly influenced by productivity of karapan cattle (P<0.01). The benefit of karapan cattle business was influenced (P<0.01) by performance of karapan cattle business. It is concluded that the farmer's benefit of karapan cattle business was influenced by performance of karapan cattle, which in turn was influenced by productivity of the karapan cattle.