Open AccessEvaluation of factor influencing the success of Artificial Insemination (AI) of beef cattle through UPSUS SIWAB program in Deli Serdang Regency, Sumatera Utara Province, Indonesia
Author(s) -
T. J. Adha,
Y L Henuk,
Tavi Supriana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/454/1/012055
Subject(s) - beef cattle , artificial insemination , agricultural science , agriculture , population , livestock , brahman , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , business , geography , biology , environmental health , forestry , medicine , pregnancy , genetics , archaeology , breed
Indonesian Minister of Agriculture is trying to increase cattle population through breeding program special effort required pregnant cows (UPSUS SIWAB) based on Minister of Agriculture Regulation No 48/Permentan/PK210/10/2016 concerning special effort to accelerate of increasing population of pregnant cows which aimed to produce more calves in order to increase the national beef cattle population. Deli Serdang is one of the regencies in Sumatera Utara, which has numbers of poverty problem and beef cattle farming that have been contributing to reducing these numbers of poverty. The increasing number of beef cattle for each farmer will improve the profit and welfare of the farmer. The study aimed to determine the success rate of the Artificial Insemination (AI) of beef cattle UPSUS SIWAB program in the Deli Serdang Regency of Sumatera Utara, which has been done with AI inseminator. It was conducted in 2018 from 22 districts and involved 42 inseminators in Deli Serdang Regency. They came from beef cattle farming in four central districts raising Brahman cattle, namely, Hamparan Perak, Biru-Biru, Percut Sei Tuan, and Bangun Purba. The conclusions of this study showed that AI of beef cattle UPSUS SIWAB in Deli Serdang Regency had been successful about 40% Pregnant cows.