Asesmen Tingkat Penerapan Animal Welfare di Peternakan Sapi Perah Rakyat Bogor

Abstract

Kesejahteraan sapi perah merupakan salah satu faktor penting yang memengaruhi performa dan produktivitas ternak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi tingkat penerapan kesejahteraan hewan pada peternakan sapi perah skala rakyat di area Kabupaten Bogor berdasarkan pedoman Animal Needs Index 35L/2000. Sejumlah 30 situs kandang dijadikan sampel, purposive sampling, dan teknik wawancara langsung diterapkan dalam penelitian ini. Protokol ANI terdiri atas aspek locomotion, social interaction, flooring, light and air, serta stockmanship menjadi kategori penilaian. Hasil penilaian menunjukkan bahwa stockmanship memperoleh capaian skor tertinggi, secara spesifik pada aspek kesehatan hewan. Kategori social interaction menunjukkan capaian skor terendah pada sub kategori aspek struktur kelompok. Berdasarkan kategori, secara berurutan memposisikan stockmanship, light and air, flooring, locomotion, social interaction. Secara keseluruhan, tingkat penerapan kesejahteraan hewan pada peternakan sapi perah di lokasi penelitian berada pada kategori satisfactory berdasarkan protokol Animal Needs Index sebagai simpulan akhir.

Dairy cattle welfare is considered an important factor influencing animal performance and productivity. This study was conducted to evaluate the level of animal welfare implementation in smallholder dairy farms in the Bogor Regency area based on the Animal Needs Index 35L/2000 protocol. A total of 30 cowsheds were selected as samples using purposive sampling, and data were collected through direct assessment and interviews with farmers. The ANI protocol consisted of five assessment categories, namely locomotion, social interaction, flooring, light and air, and stockmanship. The assessment results showed that stockmanship achieved the highest score, specifically in the animal health aspect. In contrast, the social interaction category showed the lowest score, particularly in the group structure subcategory. Based on category ranking, the order from highest to lowest score was stockmanship, light and air, flooring, locomotion, and social interaction. Overall, the level of animal welfare implementation in dairy farms at the research location was classified as satisfactory based on the Animal Needs Index protocol.