Causes of Low Pregnancy Rates in Beef Cattle Through Artificial Insemination Technology in Soppeng Regency (Case Study: Performance of The 2018 UPSUS SIWAB)
Yulia Irwina Bonewati1, Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin2, and Muhammad Yusuf2
1Postgraduate of Animal Science Department, Hasanuddin University
2Faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the causes of low pregnancy rates in beef cattle through artificial insemination in the 2018 UPSUS SIWAB program in Soppeng Regency. This type of research was exploratory by involving 3 informants who were considered to know clearly the causes of low pregnancy rates in beef cattle through artificial insemination in the 2018 UPSUS SIWAB program in Soppeng Regency, were breeder, inseminator, and employee of the Animal Husbandry Office of Soppeng Regency. The data obtained were analyzed qualitatively using the Delphi method. The results showed that 4 main factors were obtained, namely the motivation of breeders for PKb treatment (pregnancy inspection) by inseminator was still low, the semi-intensive beef cattle maintenance system was not carried out well even some breeder were still maintaining an extensive maintenance system, the location of the breeders house was difficult to reached by inseminator, and breeders knowledge about the detection of lust was still lacking which causes the pregnancy rate through artificial insemination in the 2018 UPSUS SIWAB program in Soppeng Regency could not reach the target.
Keywords: UPSUS SIWAB Government Program, Artificial Insemination, Natural Breeding, Beef Cattle, Soppeng Regency.
Topic: Socio-economic of animal science