Buletin Peternakan
Vol 41, No 2 (2017): BULETIN PETERNAKAN VOL. 41 (2) MEI 2017

FARMER'S KNOWLEDGE AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF USING OF Chloris gayana GRASS AS BUFFALO FEED IN PASTORAL LAND

Supardi Rusdiana (Balai Penelitian Ternak, Bogor)
Iwan Herdiawan (Balai Penelitian Ternak Bogor)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2017

Abstract

The research objective was to obtain information about the knowledge of farmers towards Chloris gayana grass and economic feasibility of buffalo farming and farmer level as a first step for further activities. The study was conducted in the village Mekarsari Cibadak Subdistrict Lebak District of Banten Province, with a survey method in 2016, using questionaire  and interviews to 20 farmers. Primary data were obtained from the farmer and secondary data obtained from the local Office. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed descriptively, quantitatively and economically. In male buffalo rearing, farmer’s profit was able to reach Rp3.170.000,-/head, with B/C ratio was 1.06. While buffalo cow-calf operation gave profit as Rp4.630.000,-/head, with B/C ratio was 1.06. It seems that keeping buffalo to produce meat was more porfitable compared to cow-calf operation. It resulted the development of bufallo in Kampung Curug Mekar Sari village Cibadak District of Lebak, Banten was slow. Planting Chloris gayana grass can support farmer and increase the economic scale of buffalo farmers.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

buletinpeternakan

Publisher

Subject

Veterinary Other

Description

Bulletin of Animal Science is published every four months. The Annual subscription rate is Rp. 150.000,-/year. Bulletin receives original papers in animal science and technology which are not published at any other ...