MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS ON PHENOTYPIC TRAITS OF BODY MEASUREMENT IN SWAMP BUFFALO ( Bubalus bubalis)
Abstract: The objective of
this research was to study the relationship between body measurement and
bodyweight and closeness among swamp buffalo at three populations in Central
Java. The 110 heads ofswamp buffalo measured were from 29 heads of Pati
district, 56 heads of Kudus district, and 25 heads ofSemarang city. Age of
buffaloes used was 1-5 years old. The quantitative traits measured were
bodyweight ( BW), body length (BL), shoulder height (SH), pelvic height (PH),
chest depth (CD), chestcircumference (CC), chest width (CW), Pelvic width (PW),
and waist width (WW). The data wasanalyzed by using multivariate procedure of
SAS ver 6. The results showed that best equation toestimate BW for male buffalo
was Y= - 601,8 + 2,3 BL + 3,4 CD + 2,4 CC, while that for female was Y= - 644,5
+ 2,8 BL + 1,6 CD + 2,9 CC. Swamp buffalo in Semarang-Pati showed the closer
relationshipscompared to the Pati-Kudus Districts and to Kudus
District-Semarang City.
Author: S. Johari, E.
Kurnianto, S. Sutopo, W.A. Hamayanti
Journal Code: jppeternakangg090019
