Evaluation of the Level of Knowledge of Farmers in Reproduction Management of Beef Cattle

Abstract

This study aims to determine the reproductive management of beef cattle. The research method is a survey method and data collection by distributing questionnaires (questionnaire interviews). The Likert scale used in this study with five categories: very high (1,533-1,825), high (1,241-1,533), moderate (949-1,241), low (657-949), and very low (365-657). The results showed the level of knowledge of reproductive management, with a knowledge score of 1,178, placing it in the moderate category related to the knowledge of farmers in reproductive management, namely the age of first estrus, the first treatment of respondents when cattle are in estrus, the phase of the estrus cycle, and the frequency of cattle in estrus within three months. The moderate category indicates that farmers do not have a low level of knowledge, but they have not yet reached a high level of knowledge in reproductive management.