Open AccessThe Use of Feed by Poultry Men at Allakuang, Sidrap
Author(s) -
Abdul Muís,
Ismail Suardi Wekke
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 - 10.1088/1755-1315/469/1/012061
Subject(s) - poultry farming , agricultural science , investment (military) , consumption (sociology) , agriculture , revenue , per capita income , business , per capita , agricultural economics , economics , geography , biology , demography , population , accounting , archaeology , sociology , politics , political science , law , forestry , social science
Raising laying chickens or layers is one of the types of poultry farming business having a prospective investment opportunity in sub-sector of farming, for it is proved that there is a tendency that egg consumption per capita especially in domestic is increasing. The purpose of this research is to know how the feed-based income of layer poultry men in the village of Allakuang, the district of Maritangae, Sidrap regency, is based on the type of feed used. This study is descriptive quantitative research whereby the researcher describes the variable condition that is the amount of income obtained by the layer farming business. The proportional random sampling method is used in the determination of sample, based on the use of each feed type--feed A for 7 people, feed B for 5 people, feed C for 9 people, feed D for 4 people and feed E for 4 people. The result of this study indicates that the average revenue of layer poultry farmers based on the use of feed shows that the highest income of IDR104,500 for a chicken per period is earned by the user of feed type B. Meanwhile, the lowest income of IDR83,115 for a layer per period is earned by the user of feed type A. It is suggested to layer poultry men in Allakkuang village, Maritengngae district, Sidrap regency, to use the feed type B because it has a higher income.