Potential Ecology Suitability Distribution of Forage Availability for Dairy Cattle. Case study: Lembang District Area, West Java
ABSTRACT: Dairy cattle have a
highly depend on forage for its daily diet that will influence milk production. Therefore
forage supply is the core issue in dairy farming productivity in Indonesia.
Hence, it is very important in securing forage supply in order for
sustainability of dairy farming. However, the forage availability is becoming
rare due to the limitation of farming land owned by the farmers. The aim of this
research was to determine geospatial distribution of forage availability for
dairy cattle in Lembang Area, West Java. GIS software (ArcView 3.2) was used in
this research. Secondary data, including maps (Land use, rainfall, slope, ect)
were required in this research. As we know that the ecological suitability was
the primary requirements for forage management. Moreover, the ecological
suitability was assessed by criteria classifcation in order to achive optimum
forage production. The result of map overlapping has resulted the potential
ecology suitability for forage management. Furthermore, land suitability was physically
divided into 4 classes; highly suitable (S1), moderate suitable (S2),
marginally suitable (S3), not suitable (N) and constrain (C) that became the
restriction point for forage management.
Author: W.Al Zahra, A.
Saefuddin, L.Abdullah
Journal Code: jppeternakangg150068