| Abstrak/Abstract |
Bali cattle as native Indonesian cattle have been well known throughout Indonesia and have been input by smallholder breedersgenerally smallscale business. This cow is easy to adapt well to various environments that exist withdisplaying a fairlyvaried production performance and performing high performances. The purpose of this study was to maintain the performance and quality of Bali cattle. Evaluation results for livestock selection and standardization of livestock that meet the Indonesian National Standard (INS) for Balinese cattle breeds. The research was conducted at the location of people's farms in West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara in July-August 2020. The material used in this study were 50 adult females aged 3-8 years. Parameters measured include height, body length, and chest circumference. The criteria for Balinese cattle breeds refer to INS 2020. Based on the results of the study, the average height was 113 ± 2.95 cm, body length was 112 ± 2.45 cm, and chest circumference was 151 ± 2.22 cm. Based on INS 2020 (height 111 cm, length 110 cm, chest circumference 151 cm), cows that meet body size standards according to class 1 are 40% tall, 24% body length, and 12% chest circumference. The percentage of body size of Balinese cattle such as shoulder height, body length,and chest circumference for Class 1 (76%), class 2 (92%), and class 3 (100%). In conclusion, as a future development area for Bali cattle and to maintain its performance in West Lombok Regency, there is a need for breeding stock. They assess that currently,only 76% of the available Bali cows meet the criteria for breeding by smallholder breeders |
