Penampilan reproduksi kambing boer (Studi kasus di Pusat Bioteknologi JPHPT Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia)

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study the management of Boer goat handling, to identify the impacts that often risen in Boer goat handling and search for solution and to determine the increased appearance of Boer goat reproduction for population. Population data that is obtained in 2008, 2009 and 2010 amounted to 108, 179 and 116 goats respectively. Birth data for the three years respectively was 19, 60 and 56 goatling with their mortality data by 4, 14 and 19 goats. The results of this study showed that the method of goat breeding is still used mating and artificial insemination (AI) was introduced in 2011. Reproductive problems that arise at the center is the goats who gave birth of goats, only first/second goatling would be nursed and the other goatling will be ignored. The highest case of disease that infected the goat was Strongylosis (29.5%), Meliodiosis (28.7%), Coccidiosis (22.4%) and Pasteurellosis (12.7%) respectively.