Peranakan Ettawa (PE) Goat Production System Condition in the Breeding Stock Area, Banjarmangu District, Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java Province

Abstract

Banjarmangu Subdistrict, Banjarnegara District, Central Java Province, has been designated a breeding stock area for Peranakan Ettawa (PE) goats. The purpose of the study was to determine the performance of PE goats in the breeding stock area. The study was conducted using a survey method, interviews with goat breeders about reproductive characteristics, number of ownerships, livestock management, and observations of the breeder's location. The respondents interviewed were 24 people. Criteria for determining respondents are livestock farmers who have pure PE goats. The results showed that the current population averages based on the sex ratio of adult males and females are not ideal, which is 2:3; meanwhile, the sex ratio of the male and female kids is 1:1. Hand mating management is still carried out here, which is that female animals are being lured together with superior males. The selection system is carried out by farmers based on the quality of the kids it produces. The animal maintenance system is carried out intensively. It was concluded that the performance of PE goats in the breeding source area needs to be improved in quality, namely by introducing reproduction and management technology.