Service Per Conception in Beef Cattle with Artificial Insemination in Kapuas Basarang District of Central Kalimantan

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the relative efficiency of the process of reproduction among individuals fertile female cattle, so that breeding have good yield as well as to improve the beef cattle farm in Kapuas Basarang district. The method used in this research is a survey (observations) directly to farmers and data collection was done by interviewing the farmers and participate directly in productive activities of pregnancy examination. Service per conception (S/C) in the A working area is 1.70; the B working area is 3; and the A and B working areas 2.07. The best S/C is in the A working area 1.70. Conception rate (CR) in the A working area is 55.76%; the B working area 23.67%; and the A and B working areas 42.69%. From interviews, the livestock population is getting less due to lack of interest of the public, especially the youth to do business with serious beef cattle farms. Lack of understanding of the cattle breeders in estrous, causing delays in reporting and dropping liquid N₂ and distribution of straw to the inseminator should be done in response to any report so that artificial insemination services by inseminator always fulfilled in every farmer report. The need for additional personnel and additional knowledge inseminator through insemination training, so inseminator has more skill. Need to do counseling and training to farmers about heat detection.

Keywords : service per conception, artificial insemination