STUDI PRODUKTIVITAS KAMBING PADA PETERNAKAN RAKYAT DI KABUPATEN TOLITOLI

ABSTRACT   This study was intended to investigate factors affecting productivity and daily live weight changes  of goats at ages of less than 3 months and between 3 and 6 months in Tolitoli. The study was done for three months, from February to June 2013 using descriptive research technique. Data were collected from 135 repondents with the aid of a questionaire and goats were weighed twice a month. Locations of study which were selected purposively were northern area (North Tolitoli and Dakopamean Subdistricts), central area (Lampasio and Ogodaide Subdistricts), and southern area (South Dampal and North Dampal). Results indicated that goat birth rate in the area was 198 %/year, mortality rate was 16 %/year, kid harvest rate was 145 %/year, and natural increase was 39%.  Daily body weight gain for goats aged less than 3 months was 80 g/d, while that for animals aged between 3 and 6 months was 83 g/d.   (Keywords: Goats, body weight, Productivity, Small scale farmers)Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Faktor Produktivitas perkembangan ternak kambing di Kabupaten Tolitoli dan menghitung pertambahan bobot badan pada ternak kambing  umur 0-3 bulan dan  3-6 bulan di Kabupaten Tolitoli. Penelitian ini telah dilaksanakan pada bulan Februari  sampai Bulan Juni  2013, mengunakan metode deskriptif. Pengambilan data penelitian dilakukan melalui kegiatan survey, wawancara yang dilengkapi dengan daftar pertanyaan kuisioner, dan penimbangan berat badan ternak kambing, penentuan tempat penelitian digunakan metode (purposive sampling)  yaitu : 1). Bagian utara (Tolitoli Utara dan Dako Pemean), 2). Bagian tengah (Lampasio dan Ogodeide) 3). Bagian selatan (Dampal Selatan dan Dampal Utara) dengan jumlah responden keseluruhan 135 responden.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan faktor yang mempengaruhi peroduktivitas kambing adalah tingkat kelahiran 181%/tahun, tingkat kematian anak kambing 16%/ tahun dan tingkat panen anak 145%, dengan Produktivitas ternak kambing dilihat dari pertambahan bobot badan harian ternak kambing jantan tunggal di Tolitoli umur 0-3 bulan 80 g/ekor/hari dan 3-6 bulan 83g/ekor/hari, mengunakan sisitim pemeliharaan ekstensif.   (Kata kunci: Produktivitas, Pertambahan Bobot Badan, Kambing