PENILAIAN KESEJAHTERAAN SAPI POTONG PADA PRINSIP GOOD HOUSING DI PUSAT INOVASI AGROTEKNOLOGI UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA

REZA SATRIA MAHENDRA, Ir. Tri Satya Mastuti Widi, S.Pt., M.P., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng. ; Ir. Panjono, S.Pt., MP., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng.

2022 | Skripsi | S1 ILMU DAN INDUSTRI PETERNAKAN

Penelitian ini bertujuan menilai kesejahteraan sapi potong ditinjau dari prinsip good housing di Pusat Inovasi Agroteknologi UGM. Sebanyak 24 ekor sapi di kandang tambat dan 8 ekor sapi di kandang umbaran digunakan pada penelitian ini. Parameter yang diamati diadaptasi berdasarkan Welfare Quality Assessment Protocol for Cattle meliputi kenyamanan saat beristarahat, kenyamanan termal, dan kebebasan bergerak. Hasil pengamatan dianalisis dengan uji t-test: Two samples assuming unequal variances dan deskriptif kuantitatif. Penilaian dilakukan dengan kombinasi rumus substitusi dan integral choquet. Hasil penelitian pada kandang tambat dan umbaran menunjukkan nilai kenyamanan saat beristirahat sebesar 42,25 dan 94,23; Nilai kemudahan bergerak pada kandang tambat yaitu 96,02 dan pada kandang umbaran sebesar 100; serta nilai THI sebesar 79. Berdasarkan skor masing-masing kriteria, diperoleh skor akhir prinsip good housing di kandang tambat sebesar 58,38 dan di kandang umbaran sebesar 95,96. Kesejahteraan sapi potong pada prinsip good housing di kandang tambat tergolong baik, sedangkan di kandang umbaran tergolong sangat sejahtera.

This study was aimed to assess the welfare of beef cattle in terms of good housing at Agrotechnology Innovation Center UGM. A total of 24 tied cattle and 8 free-ranged cattle was used in this study. Parameters observed was adapted from the Welfare Quality Assessment Protocol for Cattle include comfort around resting, thermal comfort, and ease of movement. The results of the observations were analyzed by t-test: Two samples assuming unequal variances and quantitative descriptive. The score were calculated using a combination of substitution formula and choquet integral. The results of the study on both tied and free-ranged cattle showed that comfort around resting score were 42,25 and 93,27; ease of movement for tied cattle were 96,02 and 100 for free-ranged; also the THI value of 79. Based on the scores for each criterion, the final score of the good housing principle in tied cattle is 58,38 and in free-ranged cattle is 95,96. The welfare on good housing principle in tied cattle is categorized as enhanced, where as free-ranged cattle is categorized as excellent.

Kata Kunci : Sapi potong, Kesejahteraan hewan, Penilaian, Good housing