Identification of coffee fruit consumption based mongoose age

Abstract

Methods of captive breeding of civet coffee is one solution to increase the production of civet coffee. The principle of the welfare of animals used in this study is based on a five (5) the principle of freedom of animals (five freedom) which is applied as a minimum standard of animal welfare, the animal mongoose are involved in the production system civet coffee must be guaranteed well-being by applying the principles of animal welfare include: free from hunger and thirst; freedom from pain, injury and disease; freedom from discomfort, mistreatment, and abuse; free from fear and distress; and free to express their natural behavior. The survey results into captivity writer Pangalengan mongoose in Bandung, age mongoose kept ranging between 1-4 years and male and female. In the case of feeding the coffee fruit, maintainer civet civet usually gives to each weighing about 3 kg feed. The amount of feed given is not all consumed mongoose. Until now there has been no regulation or standard amount of feed weight by age mongoose. The research aims to determine the amount of feed weight based age civet coffee fruit. The method used was completely randomized factorial design with 3 levels of treatment. The treatment of the first stage was the color of coffee cherries (W) consisting of 3 levels: the coffee fruit yellow (w1), red coffee cherries (w2) and blackish red coffee berries (w3). Treatment level to 2 is gender civet (K) consisting of two levels: male mongoose (k1) and female mongoose (k2). Treatment level to 3 is the lifespan of civet (U) consists of 2 levels were age 1-2 (u1) years and the age of 3-4 years (u2). The results showed no difference in the level of consumption of red fruit for civet coffee 2 years old and 4 years old mongoose namely the age of 4 years (771.67) g higher than 2 years old mongoose (642.94) g. Differences in the level of consumption of coffee berries are dark red to civet age 2 years and 4 years old mongoose mongoose ie 4 years of age (1183.50) g higher than the age of 2 years mongoose (668.89) g. Age 2 years the level of consumption of civet coffee berries are red and dark red there is no difference. The level of consumption of civet age of 4 years for coffee cherries red and dark red there is a difference, namely civet 4 years old consume more coffee berries are dark red.