AEJSA Volume 16, Number 1: January, 2022

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Knowledge Level of Breeders on the Implementation of Artificial Insemination in Pinrang Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Amidah Amrawaty, Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin, Dermawan, Nirwana

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine the Knowledge Level of Farmers in the Implementation of Artificial Insemination in Lembang District, Pinrang Regency. This research was carried out in June - July 2021, and the type of this research is descriptive quantitative, namely the type of research that explains or describes a phenomenon, in this case, the level of farmers' knowledge on the implementation of artificial insemination. The sample in this study were 58 beef cattle breeders. Data were collected through observation, interviews, literature studies, and documentation. The data analysis used in this research was descriptive statistics using grouping, simplification, and data presentation such as frequency distribution tables and measurements using a Likert scale. The results of the analysis that have been carried out concluded that the level of knowledge of breeders on the purpose of AI, IB benefits, signs of lust, the timing of IB, pregnancy detection was categorized as moderate, while the level of knowledge of farmers on IB loss, and IB equipment was classified into a low category.

[ FULL TEXT PDF 1-6 ] 10.22587/aejsa.2022.16.1.1

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------