RG Red Meat Producers Promote Double Dose Artificial Insemination in Malang Regency

Research Group (RG) Red Meat Producers Faculty of Animal Science Universitas Brawijaya (Fapet UB) in collaboration with Bank Indonesia Malang representative office wants toestablish a beef cattle cluster program in Malang Regency.

The goal is to achieve national meat self-sufficiency by strengthening local beef cattle breeding. So that it can increase the population of beef cattle and reduce the number of imports of beef and its processed products.

These efforts were carried out by providing socialization and assistance on management of maintenance, housing, feed, and marketing to livestock groups in Kecopokan Hamlet, Senggreng Village, Sumber Pucung District.

On this agenda, RG Red Meat Producers socialized double dose artificial insemination (IB) to the Wijikamulyan livestock group, Tuesday (8/6/2021). Professor of Fapet UB and the head of the RG Red Meat team, Prof.Dr.Ir. Trinil Susilawati, MS., IPU., ASEAN Eng explained that one of the efforts to increase productivity and genetic quality of livestock is to do AI.

IB or also called injection mating is a technique of inserting sperm (semen) into the female genital tract using a special tool called an insemination gun.

While the application ofIB technology double dose is to use two straws  in one process, with a higher number of spermatozoa. So that it can increase the chances of successful pregnancy. However, to optimize the results, the cement used comes from superior males and goes through a quality test process.

Meanwhile, the co-chair of Rizki Prafitri, S.Pt., MA, Ph.D, said that the activity to be implemented for 100 cows was aimed at obtaining male calves (calfs) as feeders for fattening.

“In 2020, the RG Red Meat Producers team did the same thing to 53 head of cattle. As a result, thank God, the Wijikamulyan farmer group has proven its seriousness by building group cages as a pilot for a good rearing and breeding system.” he said

The socialization activity was attended by the leadership of Bank Indonesia representatives from Malang and their staff, the Head of the Animal Husbandry and Animal Health Service and staff, and the Sumber Pucung sub-district head and staff. At the end of the event, they visited the group’s barn where the cattle were procured through a People’s Business Credit (KUR) loan from BRI.

They found that the group also developed a fishing business and used their livestock waste to raise worms. Then it is processed into “cascing” fertilizer and fish feed, so that the development of this business is towards zero waste and zero cost. (Nien/dta)