Preferences for sheep or goats in Indonesia

被引:15
作者
Budisatria, I. G. S. [1 ,2 ]
Udo, H. M. J. [1 ]
Eilers, C. H. A. M. [1 ]
Baliarti, E. [2 ]
van der Zijpp, A. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Wageningen Univ, Wageningen Inst Anim Sci, Anim Prod Syst Grp, NL-6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands
[2] Gadjah Mada Univ, Fac Anim Sci, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
关键词
Sheep; Goats; Feeding; Growth; Reproduction; Economic benefits; Indonesia; REPRODUCTIVE-PERFORMANCE; SYSTEMS; BENEFITS; MENZ; EWES;
D O I
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.11.002
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
This paper aims to explore farmers' preferences for sheep or goats based oil feeding practices, animal and flock performances and economic benefits of sheep and goats in different agro-ecological zones in Central Java, Indonesia. In total, 150 smallholder farmers were selected from three agro-ecological zones: the lowlands, the middle zone, and the uplands. Feeding and performance parameters were estimated through weekly farm visits and farm records. from September 2001 to August 2003. In the lowlands, small ruminants were fed mainly with field grass and crop residues, whereas in the middle zone and uplands feeds fed were mainly field grass and leaves. Sheep were given more opportunities to graze than goats, however, grazing was not a major component in the diets. In the lowlands and the middle zone the differences in feed intakes, ADG and reproductive performances between sheep and goats were small. In all zones, does had significantly larger litters than ewes. In the uplands, goats had a significantly higher DIVII, grew slightly faster, and had a higher weaning rate than sheep. Consequently, in the uplands, the total economic benefits from goatflocks were 25% higher than from sheep flocks.The major differences in agro-ecological conditions that affect the choice for sheep or goats were the availability of cassava peels in the lowlands, favouring a choice for sheep, and the abundance of leaves in the middle zone and uplands, which favours keeping goats. The promotion of goats by the government, the family tradition of keeping sheep or goats, the preference for sacrificing sheep for religious festivities, and the high initial investment needed to buy goat breeding stock could be other important motives to keep sheep or goats. Sheep fattening based on rice bran supplementation could be a feasible innovation in the lowlands. In the middle zone and uplands goat breeding could make a positive contribution to rural livelihoods. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
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页码:16 / 22
页数:7
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