Tinggi dan rendahnya aksesibilitas peternak terhadap sumber daya dipengaruhi oleh aspek kerentanan usaha ternak, yang akhirnya akan mempengaruhi pengembangan usaha ternak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pengaruh aspek kerentanan terhadap sumber daya usaha ternak sapi potong. Metode: Penelitian dilakukan di Bulan Juni hingga Agustus 2019 di Desa Grujugan Kidul, Kecamatan Grujugan, Kabupaten Bondowoso. Responden adalah semua peternak sapi potong di Desa Grujugan Kidul. Jumlah responden sebanyak 174 peternak (total sampling). Pengambilan data menggunakan metode Focus Group Discussion (FGD), observasi, dan survei. Survei dilakukan dengan menggunakan wawancara dan pengisian kuisioner berskala likert +1 sampai +5. Data dianalisis menggunakan metode Partial Least Square (PLS). Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aspek kerentanan berpengaruh negatif secara signifikan terhadap sumber finansial, teknologi, dan fisik masing-masing sebesar-0,437;-0,215; dan-0,346. Kesimpulan: Kesimpulan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aspek kerentanan usaha ternak sapi potong dapat mempengaruhi aksesibilitas peternak terhadap sumber daya secara negatif, sehingga aspek kerentanan tersebut harus mendapat perhatian dari para pemangku kepentingan untuk pengembangan komoditas sapi potong.

Resources have an important role in livestock farming business, while the aspect of vulnerability can hamper the development of livestock farming business. The purpose of this study is to identify the resources of dairy cattle farming business and examine its effects on the aspects of vulnerability. The resources of this study consisted of economic resources, environmental resources, and social resources. The research was conducted in June-September 2019 at the Joint Business Group (KUB) of Tirtasari Kresna Gemilang which is located in Malang District, East Java Province. The 174 respondents are all dairy farmers who are the members of the group. The data collection methods used are Focus on Group Discussion (FGD), observation, and survey. The survey method was carried out through interviews and questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The results showed that the vulnerability aspect of dairy cattle farming business was positively and significantly affected by economic and environmental resources (0,249 and 0,317, respectively). On the other hand, social resources had a negative influence, although it was not significant to the vulnerability aspect of dairy cattle farming business. The conclusion of the research shows that the aspect of the vulnerability of dairy cattle farming business is influenced by economic, environmental, and social resources by 29.5%.

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Production and availability of plant species have an essential role as cattle feed. Feed supplies for animal depend on plant species to produce more preferred types of quantity and quality. The purpose of this study was to select dominance of plant species to increasing productivity and develop grazing area. The study was conducted at field farming with large area ± 1.2 ha, consists of 6 cows, and 10 goats in Bondowoso. Identification of species composition was conducted following method Braun-Blanquet scale using a line transect of 0-70 m at every 10 m interval to determine the adaptation of plant species. The purpose of this study was to determine the population of dominance plant species (%), and as information for the conservation of land areas to increase the availability of animal feed in Jember, East Java. The number of plant species as animal feed were 22, consist of 12 types of grass, 6 types of legumes, and 4 types of weeds. The population of grass species more than 75% consisted of Axonopus compessus (85.71%), Para Grass (82.14%), Bracharia decumben (75.00%), Kyllinga Brevifolia (75.00%), and clover was Centrosema Molle (78.57%). The comparison frequency between plant species consists of grass 57.77%, legumes 22.31%, and weeds 19.92%. The observation diversity of plant height was 17.16 cm, vegetation cover rate was 71%. The findings of this study suggest that Axonopus Compessus, Para Grass, Bracharia Decumben, Kyllinga Brevifolia, and Centrosema Molle are the dominance of plant species could increase production, and availability cattle feed in the grazing area.