Tingkah Laku dan Rekam Jejak Kambing Kacang dengan Warna Kulit Berbeda pada Penggembalaan Semi Intensif

Abstract

Difference in coat color affects difference in kacang goat behavior during grazing time. Objective of this research was to analyze effect of coat color on behavior and movement of kacang goat during grazing time. This research used 9 females and 3 males of kacang goat. Behavior observed by one zero sampling method and analyzed using t-Test at level 5%. Result indicated that ingestive and browsing of brown goat (30.91 ± 2.87%; 8.75 ± 3.10%) higher (P<0.05) than black goat (28.57 ± 2.69%; 6.07 ± 4.78%), while black goat showed more locomotion (33.26 ± 4.50%) than brown goat (29.70 ± 4.63%). Grazing, panting, and resting behaviors, and distance traveled of black goat (22.56 ± 2.63%; 4.48 ± 4.02%; 2.34 ± 2.97%; 483.48 ± 133.16 m) were not different with brown goat (22.16 ± 2.90%; 4.59 ± 3.71%; 2.64 ± 1.52%; 392.29 ± 81.19 m). Result also indicated that goat showed more grazing than browsing with high preference in young grass than old grass, legume, and weed.