Growth Traits of Swamp and Murrah Buffalo Croses in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Growth Traits of Swamp and Murrah Buffalo Croses in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Salam N. Aritonang*, Elly Roza, Rizqan, Winda Habsani
ABSTRACT
This research aims to determine the growth of crosses between Swamp and Murrah buffaloes in Humbang Hasundutan Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia by measurement of body size and body weight. We used 80 buffalo crosses at ≤ 6, 7−12, 13−18, and 19−24 months of age. The research methods used census and survey methods with purposive sampling techniques for determining the research location. We observed variables such as body weight, chest circumference, body length, and shoulder height. Data analysis was carried out descriptively based on arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variance. The result showed that the body weights of male and female buffalo crosses at <6, 7−12, 13−18, and 19−24 months were 210.26 and 196.48, 304.14 and 288.42, 399.46 and 394.12, and 430.85 and 423.16 kg, respectively. The chest circumference of male and female buffalo crosses at ages ≤ 6, 7−12, 13−18, and 19−24 months were 122.57 and 117.44, 152.13 and 147.54, 177.72 and 176.5, and 184.83 and 183.5 cm, respectively. The body lengths of male and female buffalo crosses at ages ≤ 6, 7−12, 13−18, and 19−24 months were 94.14 and 89.64, 108.92 and 101.85, 126.44 and 115.25, and 140 and 135.63 cm, respectively. The Shoulder height of male and female buffalo crosses at ages ≤ 6, 7−12, 13−18, and 19−24 months were 89.64 and 87.81, 113 and 105.42, 125 and 120.5, and 138.83 and 124.25 cm, respectively. The body lengths of male and female buffalo crosses at ages ≤ 6, 7−12, 13−18, and 19−24 months were 94.14 and 89.64, 108.92 and 101.85, 126.44 and 115.25, and 140 and 135.63 cm, respectively. The male and female buffalo crosses from Swamp and Murrah buffaloes have body weight, chest circumference, body length, and shoulder height that increased with age, and the average was higher than Swamp and lower than Murrah buffaloes.
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