Service per Conception on Sheep in Langkat District
Sukma Aditya Sitepu *
Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Pembangunan Panca Budi, Medan, Indonesia.
Media Agus Kurniawan
Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Pembangunan Panca Budi, Medan, Indonesia.
Julia Marisa
Department of Agro-technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Pembangunan Panca Budi, Medan, Indonesia.
Rahmad Hidayat
Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Pembangunan Panca Budi, Medan, Indonesia.
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Abstract
Aims: To find out the Service per Conception of sheep in the Artificial Insemination program in Langkat Regency.
Study Design: Descriptive analysis.
Place and Duration of Study: Langkat Regency, Indonesia. between July 2022 and October 2022.
Methodology: Artificially inseminated sheep are 50 lambs using frozen semen. Data were obtained through interviews using questionnaires with sheep farmers. Data were analyzed descriptively.
Results: The results showed that the average Service per Conception observation value for sheep in Langkat Regency was 1.30 ± 0.20.
Conclusion: Service per Conception of sheep in Langkat Regency is still normal. But the management of maintenance and handling of Artificial Insemination needs to be improved.
Keywords: Artificial insemination, service per conception, sheep