Identifikasi Metode Recording Ternak Kerbau yang Dilepasliarkan di Kabupaten Aceh Tengah

Abstract

Identify methods of recording on each livestock serves to determine the identity of the animal so that the owners can recognize by the livestock well , especially for the wild released livestocks. This study aims to Knowing how the recording methods of the wild released buffaloes were reintroduced in Aceh Tengah district . This study was conducted in October 2013 - January 2014 , in the city of Takengon, Aceh Tengah district , the materials needed in the study were reading books as research references, the breeders and the buffaloes which derived from 3 subdistrict in Aceh Tengah. The tools that was needed in this study was stationeries to recorded the interview on camera for breeders as attachments. The methods used in this study was the survey method . The survey is conducted directly to the farms. The cattle studied were buffaloes . Identifying livestock was conducted in enclosures area to facilitate the control of livestock by the breeders . The results of this study are the recording methods of the buffaloes in the district in Aceh Tengah were many breeders still did not use the mark on his livestock consisted of 78 farmers ( 38.4 % ) , and 125 breeders (61,58%) has been used some different traditional methods to recording their livestocks. The most common method was wooden necklace by 44 breeders (21,7%), the use of a bell necklace sign as many as 39 farmers ( 19.2 % ) , the signs of bamboo necklace consists of 30 farmers ( 14.80 ) and the least use of the recording was the rope necklace consisting of 12 farmers ( 5.9 % ) . The conclusion of this research was the result of the survey research was 125 breeders (61,58%) has been used traditional recording methods to their buffaloes but nearly half of the farnmers consist of 78 breeders (38,4%) still did not used any recording material to their buffaloes. Keywords :