Hubungan Ukuran-Ukuran Tubuh Terhadap Bobot Badan Sapi Simmental Peranakan Ongole Jantan Pada Berbagai Kelompok Umur di Rumah Pemotongan Hewan Sapi Jagalan Surakarta
Abstrak: This study aim to
know the relationship between body size, body weight and carcass weight of male
Simmental Ongole crossbred at various age. The study was conducted in Jagalan
abattoir in Surakarta for 2 months from December 2016 untill Januari 2016.
Ninety heads of male Simmental Ongole crossbred were grouped into 3 groups
(each 30 heads) that are Group 1 (1,5-2 years old), Group 2 (2-3 years old) and
Group 3 (3-3,5 years old) according to dental anatomy observation at the
incisivus replacement. Body length and chest circumference were respectively
observed then correlated with body weight and carcass weight. Result shows a
strong correlation between body weight and carcass weight by r value 0.931. The
correlation between body length with body weight, chest circumference with body
weight of Group1, Group 2 and Group 3 also shows in similiar pattern, with r
value 0.647, 0.787, 0.666, and 0.661, 0.851, 0.661 respectively. A strong
correlation also expressed between body length with carcass weight and chest
circumference with carcass weight in each of groups as shown by r value 0.638,
0.740, 0.551 and 0.572, 0.803, 0.603 respectively. It is conculded that body
size, body weight and carcass weight of male Simmental Ongole crossbreed have
strong correlation among others.
Kata Kunci: Body Weight;
Carcass Weight; Correlation; Simpo Cattle
Penulis: Sofie Suliani, Ahmad
Pramono, Joko Riyanto, Sigit Prastowo
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd170362
