2021
DOI: 10.22135/sje.2021.6.3.78-83
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Characterization of Farmer and Forage Supply in a Sheep Smallholder System in West Java, Indonesia

Abstract: Forage plays a crucial role in the ruminant farm as the main diet whereas the forage availability is fluctuated, and low quality. This research was carried out to study the characteristics of sheep farming, forage diversity and supply at fattening period of local sheep in a small-scale farm area i.e.,

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“…Farmers' experience was the duration of the farmer rearing the cattle. The longer duration of cattle rearing influences the number of cattle due to the older farmer's lack of preparation the forage and farm management [12]. Thus, the oldest farmer might reduce the number of cattle (-0.012).…”
Section: Farmers' Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Farmers' experience was the duration of the farmer rearing the cattle. The longer duration of cattle rearing influences the number of cattle due to the older farmer's lack of preparation the forage and farm management [12]. Thus, the oldest farmer might reduce the number of cattle (-0.012).…”
Section: Farmers' Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, there are some key challenges to providing forage in Indonesia, i.e., (1) the unpredictability of production owing to the weather (Ardiansyah et al, 2022;Kumalasari et al, 2021), (2) the poor quality of the forage itself (Nasrullah et al, 2003), and (3) the restricted land area in which to plant forage (Bremer et al, 2022). Low productivity and limited land ownership may cause problems in forage supply and increase feed-related expenses.…”
Section: Advances Inmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kebutuhan hijauan ini cenderung terus meningkat seiring dengan upaya peningkatan produksi ternak untuk mencapai swasembada daging. Pemenuhan kebutuhan hijauan ini umumnya dilakukan oleh peternak melalui penanaman hijauan pakan maupun pengambilan hijauan pakan di area di sekitar peternakan (Kumalasari et al 2021).…”
Section: Pendahuluanunclassified