Estimation output of Aceh cattle in livestock breeding and forage center of Indrapuri

Abstract

Livestock Breeding and Forage Center (BPTU-HPT) Indrapuri is a technical implementation unit tasked with carrying out cattle breeding, especially the Aceh cattle. The objective of this study is to determine the estimated Aceh cattle output in BPTU-HPT Indrapuri, Aceh. Recording data covering the structure of the population, death and birth of cattle, expenditure, and income data in 2019 were used in this study. The results indicated that value of natural increase (NI) was 19.08%. Male cattle population exceeded 140.08% of the male breeding stock. Similary, the female population also was over the population's female breeding stock (73.03%) with male and female net replacement rate (NRR) of 240.08% and 173.33%, respectively. Output estimation of Aceh cattle was 19.08% of population number. The calling rate of female cattle (5.58%) was almost twice compare to male Aceh cattle (3.92%). Meanwhile, male replacement stock remains at 5.49%, and female replacement remains at 4.09% of the total Aceh cattle population. In conclusion, Livestock Breeding and Forage Center (BPTU-HPT) Indrapuri is suitable as a source of Aceh cattle breeds, albeit it needs to be increased by natural increase through increasing birth rate and reducing death rate with better management so that it can be sustainable.