Identifikasi Siklus Estrus pada Kambing Saanen berdasarkan Fern Saliva di UPT Fakultas Peternakan UGM

Mira Tsurayya Masruroh, Prof. Ir. Diah Tri Widayati, M.P., Ph.D., IPM

2023 | Skripsi | ILMU DAN INDUSTRI PETERNAKAN

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi siklus estrus berdasarkan karakteristik kristalisasi saliva pada Kambing Saanen. Penelitian ini dilakukan di UPT Fakultas Peternakan Universitas Gadjah Mada. Penelitian ini menggunakan 6 ekor kambing Saanen laktasi tidak bunting dengan BCS 2. Koleksi saliva Kambing Saanen dilakukan setiap 2 hari sekali selama 2-3 siklus estrus sebelum ternak diberi pakan, yaitu pada pukul 08.30 WIB. Koleksi saliva dilakukan dengan mengulaskan cotton bud, ke mulut bagian bawah kambing. Preparat apusan saliva dikeringkan pada suhu ruang serta diamati menggunakan mikroskop. Selain itu, dilakukan pengukuran pH vagina menggunakan kertas indikator pH. Parameter yang diamati meliputi pola kristalisasi saliva Kambing Saanen dan pH vagina. Data kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif dan korelatif menggunakan Spearman Correlation untuk melihat hubungan antara ferning saliva dan pH vagina. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat variasi pola ferning yang berbeda selama siklus estrus. Pada saat estrus dicirikan oleh adanya kristalisasi saliva yang khas (typically fern pattern). Hubungan kedua variabel ini sedang dan searah (r=0,50) serta signifikan (p<0>

This study aimed to determine the estrus cycle based on characteristic of saliva crystalisation in Saanen goats. The research was conducted at the UPT of Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada. Six head of lactating non pregnant Saanen goats with Body Condition Score (BCS) 2 were used in this research. Saliva collection from Saanen goats was performed every 2 days for 2-3 estrus cycle before the animals were fed, specifically at 08:30 AM. The saliva collection was carried out by applying moistened cotton bud than swabed on the bottom of mouth. The collected saliva was smeared on an object glass, dried at room temperature, and observed under a microscope. In addition, vaginal pH was measured using pH indicator paper. The data of saliva crystallization pattern and vaginal pH were analyzed descriptively, and the relationship between saliva ferning and vaginal pH was determined using Spearman correlation analysis. The result showed variation of saliva crystalization pattern during estrous cycle. The estrous characterized by typically fern pattern. The relationship between these two variables was found to be moderate and positive (r=0.50), and statistically significant (p<0>

Kata Kunci : Kambing Saanen, Siklus Estrus, Ferning Saliva, pH Vagina