La Ode Subuha, Syam Rahadi, Takdir Saili
ABSTRAK
Lambatnya usaha pengembangan ternak sapi potong dalam negeri saat ini dikarenakan adanya berbagai permasalahan di antaranya adalah masih tingginya angka pemotongan sapi betina produktif. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui status reproduksi sapi Bali betina yang dipotong di rumah pemotongan hewan Kota Kendari. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan selama satu bulan dimulai dari tanggal 1 sampai dengan 31 Januari 2013. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa jumlah sapi Bali yang dipotong 721 ekor yang terdiri atas sapi jantan sebesar 368 ekor (51,11%), dan sapi betina sebesar 353 ekor (48,89 %). Sapi betina normal yang dipotong sebesar 98,6% dan betina abnormal 1,4%. Umur sapi Bali betina ≤ 8 tahun 93,37% dan umur ≥ 8 tahun 6,63%. Sapi betina yang bunting 44,25% dan yang tidak bunting 55,72%. Ovarium sapi betina tidak bunting yang memiliki korpus luteum 10,88%, folikel dominan 65,28%, korpus luteum + folikel dominan 19,69%, dan ovarium yang tidak aktif 4,15%. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa status reproduksi sapi Bali betina yang dipotong di RPH Kota Kendari, 96,60% adalah sapi betina produktif jika didasarkan pada umur, status kebuntingan, serta adanya korpus luteum dan folikel dominan pada ovarium.
Kata kunci: sapi Bali, folikel dominan, korpus luteum, kebuntingan.
Reproductive Characteristics of Bali Cows Slaughtered at the Slaughterhouse in Kendari City
ABSTRACT
The slow progress in the development of domestic beef cattle farming is partly due to several issues, including the high rate of productive female cattle being slaughtered. This study aimed to determine the reproductive status of female Bali cows slaughtered at the slaughterhouse in Kendari City. The study was conducted over one month, from January 1 to January 31, 2013. The data were analyzed descriptively and quantitatively. The results showed that a total of 721 Bali cows were slaughtered, consisting of 368 males (51.11%) and 353 females (48.89%). Among the slaughtered females, 98.6% were normal and 1.4% were abnormal. Female Bali cows aged ≤ 8 years accounted for 93.37%, while those aged ≥ 8 years were 6.63%. Pregnant females made up 44.25%, while non-pregnant females accounted for 55.72%. For the ovaries of non-pregnant females, 10.88% had corpora lutea, 65.28% had dominant follicles, 19.69% had both corpora lutea and dominant follicles, and 4.15% were inactive. Based on these findings, it is evident that 96.60% of the female Bali cows slaughtered at the Kendari slaughterhouse were classified as productive based on age, pregnancy status, and the presence of corpora lutea and dominant follicles in the ovaries.
Keywords: Bali cows, dominant follicle, corpus luteum, pregnancy.
