Knowledge, Attitudes and Actions of Farmers on Qanun Number 3 of 2016 About Controlling Productive Female Cattle and Buffalo in Aceh Besar District

Satria Nugraha (Postgraduate Student of Veterinary Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh)
Teuku Reza Ferasyi (Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh Center for Tropical Veterinary Studies-One Health Collaboration Center of Universitas Syiah Kuala)
Nurliana Nurliana (Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh Center for Tropical Veterinary Studies-One Health Collaboration Center of Universitas Syiah Kuala)
Sugito Sugito (Laboratory of Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh Center for Tropical Veterinary Studies-One Health Collaboration Center of Universitas Syiah Kuala)
Teuku Zahrial Helmi (Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh Center for Tropical Veterinary Studies-One Health Collaboration Center of Universitas Syiah Kuala)

The International Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research
Vol 7, No 1 (2022): Vol. 7 (1) May 2022

  The research was at determining the knowledge, attitudes, and actions of farmers on the Qanun number 3 of 2016 regarding the control of productive cows and buffaloes to avoid slaughtering productive cows and buffaloes so that livestock populations are maintained. This research was conducted using a survey method for three months starting from May 2021 to July 2021. Breeders were selected using the purposive sampling method and interviews were conducted by filling out a validated questionnaire. The data analysis method used was descriptive qualitative analysis using a structured questionnaire to 110 farmer respondents with the criteria of having 2 years of experience in raising cattle, and raising female cows. The livestock population has increased since Qanun Number 3 was issued in 2016. The results of this study indicate that the level of knowledge of farmers is in a good category (72.5%), attitude is a very good category (83.2%) and action is good category (72.5%).