| Penulis/Author |
BAYU ANDRI ATMOKO (1); Prof. Ir. Dyah Maharani, S.Pt., M.P., Ph.D., IPM (2); Dr. Ir. Sigit Bintara, M.Si., IPU., ASEAN Eng. (3); Prof. Ir. I Gede Suparta Budisatria, M.Sc., Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN Eng. (4) |
| Abstrak/Abstract |
The objective of the study was to identify the
different behavior of Etawah Grade does in early and late
pregnancy period. This research using 14 head of Etawah
Grade does in pregnant conditions with an age of fewer than 2
months as the early pregnancy group and gestational age of 4
to 5 months as the late pregnancy group in Farm of Faculty
Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada. The method used
was direct observation. The goats were observed for 24 hours.
The data observed were consisted of activities including time
and frequency of feeding, ruminating, standing, lying,
urinating and defecating. Data behavior of goats was analyzed
using T-test. The results showed that the temperature and
humidity of the study ranged from 25 to 31 ºC and 65 to 90%,
respectively. The heart rate frequency in late pregnancy higher
(P < 0.05) than in early pregnancy conditions. There were
significant differences (P < 0.05) on the behavior of early and
late pregnancy of Etawah Grade does, in terms of frequency
of feeding (17.11±1.33 and 13.61±2.85 times/day), and
average in once feeding (10.24±1.64 and 12.88±2.36
minutes), standing duration (15.05±0.83 and 11.45±1.34
hours/day), laying duration (9.01±0.71 and 12.54±1.34
hours/day), average in once laying (31.32±3.6 and
47.89±5.68), and frequency of urination (6.56±0.34 and
9.55±2.01). The conclusion of the study is the Etawah Grade
does during early pregnancy and late pregnancy has different
behavior, especially on the frequency of feeding, average on
once feeding, standing duration, time and average of once
lying, and frequency of urination. |
