| Penulis/Author |
RAHMI, N. (1); Prof. Dr. Ir. Endang Baliarti, SU. (2) ; Ir. Panjono, S.Pt., MP., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng. (3); Ir. Cuk Tri Noviandi, S.Pt., M.Anim.St., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng. (4); PUTRA, B.W. (5); PUTRA, D.T. (6) |
| Abstrak/Abstract |
This study aims to determine the exterior and morphometric characteristics of Bali, Angus × Bali
and Ongole Grade (OG) × Bali cattle kept by the farmers in Kuamang Kuning Sub-district, Bungo
District, Jambi Province Eleven cattle aged 6-9 months consisting of 3 Bali, 5 Angus x Bali and
3 OG x Bali cattle were used to assess the exterior characteristics of cattle done through direct
observation of qualitative properties, then analyzed descriptively on body color, the color of hair
end tail, telau on the buttocks and the presence or absence of horns. The morphometric
measurements were performed with digital imaging techniques, including: body length, height of
girth, chest deep, os scapula, humerus, radius-ulna, metatarsus, femur, tibia-fibula, metacarpus,
vertebrae cervical, vertebrae lumbal, vertebrae caudal, the ratio of body length to height of girth
and the ratio of height girth to deep of chest. It concluded that exterior characteristics of Bali,
Angus x Bali, and OG x Bali age 6-9 months were: Bali cattle had reddish brown body color and
Angus x Bali had reddish, OG x Bali had white reddish gray, a white butt on Bali cattle and OG
x Bali and brown color on Angus x Bali cattle. Bali and Angus x Bali had a black back line and
reddish color on OG x Bali; hair of tail end color was black on Angus x Bali, it was reddish on
OG x Bali cattle. There were horns on Bali and OG x Bali. From morphometric characteristic,
body of Angus x Bali cattle was higher than OG x Bali and Bali cattle. Also, Angus x Bali cattle
had a ratio of body length: girth heigh relatively the same (1.05) with deep chest, and had a body
weight hevier followed by OG x Bali; Bali cattle had the least weight. |
