Kegiatan lembaga perantara yang terlibat dalam pemasaran ternak sapi di Kabupaten Kupang-NTT antara lain: pembelian, pengangkutan, sortasi, standarisasi dan grading, dan sebagainya. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode survai. Hasil penelitian ini : IMC antara harga ternak sapi potong di tingkat peternak dan pedagang perantara 1.0040; antara petani dan pedagang antara pulau 1.0048; antara pedagang perantara dan pedagang antar pulau 1.0714. Berarti dalam jangka pendek harga ternak sapi potong di ketiga pasar belum teritegrasi secara sempurna. Farmer’s share sudah berlangsung cukup adil, meskipun pada berbagai tingkatan pasar ternak sapi di wilayah ini belum terintegrasi secara sempurna. Rata-rata farmer’s share di wilayah penelitian adalah 75,95%. Margin pemasaran adalah 62,17%; profit margin sebesar 66.71%. Profit margin terbesar diterima pedagang perantara adalah 60.70%, pedagang antar pulau adalah 29.30%. Distribusi margin pemasaran di antara pedagang perantara dan pedagang antar pulau masih timpang, di mana untuk pedagang perantara 88.57% dan untuk pedagang antar pulau 48.33%.

This research aims to find out the financial feasibility of pig farming business in Alor Regency. Data collection is done using quantitative and qualitative methods to obtain primary and secondary data. The sampling method is done through three stages. The first stage is carried out at the sub-district level purposively and selected two sub-districts examples. The second stage of determining the sample village is done purposively and selected four example villages. The third stage of determining respondents was done randomly non proportionally as many as 100 example breeders. The data analysis method used is financial analysis using the investment criteria Net Present Value (NPV), Net Benefit Cost Ratio (Net B /C), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback Period (PP), and Break Event Point (BEP). The results showed that the income of pig farmers was Rp18.225.448 of which 47% was cash income and 53% was non-cash income. The results of the financial analysis showed that NPV worth Rp5.914.312; Net B/C= 1,40; IRR= 18%; Payback Period= 1,54 years; BEP units 6,54 ST and BEP Rupiah Rp27.257.834. Based on the results of research it can be concluded that, the pig herd business in Alor Regency has generated income for pig farmers and is financially viable. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kelayakan finansial usaha ternak babi di Kabupaten Alor. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode survei untuk mendapatkan data primer dan sekunder. Metode pengambilan contoh dilakukan melalui tiga tahap. Tahap pertama dilakukan pada tingkat kecamatan secara purposive dan dipilih dua kecamatan contoh yaitu kecamatan yang dekat dengan kota dan kecamatan yang jauh dari kota. Tahap kedua penentuan desa contoh dilakukan secara purposive dan dipilih empat desa contoh. Tahap ketiga penentuan responden dilakukan secara acak non proporsional dimana setiap desa 25 responden sehingga terdapat 100 peternak contoh. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis finansial dengan menggunakan kriteria investasi yaitu Net Present Value (NPV), Net Benefit Cost Ratio (Net B/C), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback Period (PP), dan Break Event Point (BEP) yang terdiri dari BEP unit dan BEP Rupiah . Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pendapatan peternak babi adalah Rp18.225.448; dimana 47% merupakan pendapatan tunai dan 53% merupakan pendapatan non tunai . Hasil analisis finansial menunjukkan bahwa NPV senilai Rp5.914.312; Net B/C= 1,40; IRR= 18%; Payback Period= 1,54 tahun; BEP unit 6,54 ST dan BEP Rupiah Rp27.257.834. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa, usaha ternak babi di Kabupaten Alor sudah menghasilkan pendapatan bagi peternak babi dan layak secara finansial.

Dry land farming in Kupang Regency consists of a combination of food crops farming and horticulture like corn, rice, beans and tubers with livestock such as cattle, pigs, goats and local chickens. Those farms were carried out in a traditional combination heritantly using simple technology and subsistence. The research purpose were to analyze the combination of various types of crops cultivated and types of livestock raised by the farmers in order to achieve maximum income and to analyze the contribution of various types of food crops and horticulture and types of livestock to increase the farmers’ income. The data were analyzed by applying a simplex algorithm approach. The results showed that the optimum combination of resources that generate maximum income was IDR 47,646,888.86. Contributions of various farms were as follow: food crops and horticulture including rice (X1) of  IDR 2,115,984.17; corn (X2) of  IDR. 754.840.28; peanuts (X3) of  IDR 184,970.33; and sweet potatoes (X4) of IDR 1,432,994.17. Then, the contribution of livestock likes : cattle (X5) reached at IDR 2,689,130.43; goats (X6) at IDR 1,098,571.43; pigs (X7) IDR 58,851.35 and chickens (X8) IDR 293.310.81; and off-farm activities (X9) at IDR 262,458.3

Cow feces was a potential waste as an alternative feed ingredient for poultry. The purpose of this study was to study the phenotypic growth characteristics of broiler chickens fed feed containing fermented cow faeces such as body weight, ration consumption, body weight gain, and ration conversion. This study used 160 DOC broiler chickens. The feed given to broiler chickens is CP11 chicken feed given during the adjustment period at the age of 0-2 weeks, at the age of 3-6 weeks, the feed given is CP11 mixed with fermented cow feces flour as much as 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%. The experimental design used was a Completely Randomized Design with 4 treatments and each treatment was repeated 5 times. Each replication consisted of 8 chicks. The results showed that fermented cow feces can replace commercial feed up to a level of 15% because it can produce good growth and reduce the feed conversion rate of broiler chicken.

The scarcity of feeder stock of Bali cattle (Bos javonicus domesticus) in Kupang Regency is currently increasing. One of the contributing factors is the difference in management between the fattening business that produces beef cattle and the breeding business that produces feeders and heifers. The research aims to determine: the interaction between actors to increase the supply of feeder; the behavior of feeder population based on actual stock management, and the necessary policy interventions to increase the supply of feeder. The research was conducted by applying a dynamics systems approach. This modelling used ventana systems software. Data and mental models were collected through observation, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews with key informants. The results showed that the interaction between actors was limited to the marketing of cattle for both local and domestic markets. The actual feeders supply management shows that cattle population tends to decline due to low calving rate (70%), high calves mortality (35%), and the high slaughtering of productive females (80%). The necessary policy interventions are to implement various efforts to increase the calving rate to be 80%, reduce the mortality rate by applying 2% feed supplementation, and reduce the sales of productive females to be 50%. The actual supply management of Bali feeders needs to be engineered by increasing stakeholder services that coordinate synergistically for learning innovation and technology. It is necessary to establish a breeder cooperative to suppress the sale of productive cows as the cause of its high slaughtering