TITLE:
Current Status of Reproductive Management in Buffalo in West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
AUTHORS:
Muhammad Yusuf, Sudirman Baco, Muhammd Nasir Karim
KEYWORDS:
Buffalo; Reproductive Management; Mating System
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Forestry,
Vol.3 No.4B,
November
7,
2013
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to know the
application of reproductive management of buffalos in West Sulawesi Province. This study was conducted
during a period from July to August 2012
in three different sub-districts; Mehalaan, Messawa, and Nosu.
Purposive sampling was used to choose the location where the study was taking
place with consideration that those sub-districts have different population of
buffalos ranging from highest to smallest. Data collection both primary and
secondary data was done through observation and interview to obtain both quantitative and qualitative
data. The results of this study showed that mating system of buffalos in this
area were two different methods;
natural mating without any help and natural mating with the help of the
farmers, while artificial insemination (AI) method for mating the buffalos did
not apply yet. A total of 85% farmers/respondent did mating system for the buffalos
with the help of the farmers, while the remaining 15% of the farmers did mating
system without any help. This study also showed that most of the farmers had
good knowledge about estrus (98.3%) and the remaining 1.7% farmers had poor
knowledge about estrus. Most of them were capable to identify buffalos in
estrus by observing their behavior.