PERBANDINGAN BERAT LAHIR, PERSENTASE JENIS KELAMIN ANAK DAN SIFAT PROLIFIK INDUK KAMBING PERANAKAN ETAWAH PADA PARITAS PERTAMA DAN KEDUA DI KOTA METRO
ABSTRACT: The aim of research
was to compare birth weight, sex of kids, prolificacy of does between the first
and second parity of Ettawa grade goat at Metro City to select replacement
stock that was prolific and high at birth weight. Survey method was used in
this research to observe birth weight of male and female kid, percentage of
male and female kid, percentage of does foals single kid and twin, litter size
between the first and second parity. Survey was conducted by observation
recording of 80 heads of doe. Result of this research indicated that birth
weight of male kid of the first parity (2,60 ± 0,26 kg) and the second parity
(2,67 ± 0,18 kg) were higher (P<0,05) than that of female kid of the first
parity (2,43± 0,21 kg) and the second parity (2,48 ± 0,15 kg), 46 % kids of the
first parity and 42 % kids of the second parity were male, 54 % kids of the
first parity and 58 % kids of the second parity were female, 45 % does of the first parity and 40
% does of the second parity foal twin kids, 55 % does of the first parity and
60 % does of the second parity foal single kid, litter size of of the second
parity (1,56±0,50 heads) was higher (P<0.05) than that of the first parity
(1,41±0,50 heads) It could be concluded that prolificacy of does of the first
and second parity were not good and kids born at the second parity and high at
birth weight could be choosen as replacement stock.
Key words: Birth weight,
Percentage of sex, Prolific, First and Second Parity, Ettawa grade goat, Metro
City
Penulis: Muhammad Dima Iqbal
Hamdani
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd150214
