Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume: 7 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 167-171
Profile of Pig Farming in Bitung City of North Sulawesi
Nansi Margret Santa1, Merry Adelien Veibe Manese2, Poulla Oliva Viviaan Waleleng3
1Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Sam Ratulangi, Manado, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Nansi Margret Santa
ABSTRACT
This study aims to analyze the profile of pig farming, such as a) the social characteristics of pig farmers, b) the economic characteristics of pig farming (pig farm income and the factors that influence it), and c) the productivity characteristics of pig farming (the number of pig mating per year, the litter size and the number of weaned piglets). This study used a survey method for pig farmers in Ranowulu, Matuari, Girian and Aertembaga, by taking 20 pig farms with a total of 80 samples. The results showed that the social characteristics of pig farmers in Bitung City were 50% of farmers aged 40-57 years old, there were 45% of farmers who graduated from junior high school, and there were 45% who had more than 15 years of farming experience. The economic characteristics of pig farmers are shown by the total profit of pig farming, which is IDR8, 783,674 or 26.39% of the total household income. The factors that influence the total income of pig farming are the amount of pig production, feed costs, depreciation costs of cage and social costs. The productivity characteristics of pigs are shown by the number of pigs mating per year is 2.5 times, the litter size is 10.5 pigs, and the number of weaned piglets is 9 pigs.
Keywords: [pig farming, economic characteristics, social characteristics, productivity characteristics]
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