A. IntroductionAnimal husbandry is one of the sectors that has the potential to be developed, one of which is Bali cattle farming. Bali cattle farming is one type of livestock business that is run to increase the population and meet the community's meat needs as well as a source of community income. One of the efforts to achieve this goal is to improve the Bali cattle business developed by the community.Development of Bali cattle can be achieved with areas that take advantage of natural conditions, socio-economic conditions of the community, infrastructure, livestock technology, and local institutions and policies. Southeast Sulawesi is one of these areas. This area was designated as a national beef cattle development center based on the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 43 of 2015 with development areas namely South Konawe Regency and Muna Regency. The development of Bali cattle in the South Konawe Regency has become a government priority program (Abadi et al. 2022).As one of the national beef cattle breeding centers, South Konawe District is one of the areas that have the potential to develop beef cattle with a population based on statistical data in 2023 of 69,157 heads (BPS of Southeast Sulawesi Province, 2023) and has been designated as a center for breeding Bali cattle in 4 districts, one of which is Baito District. Based on BPS data for 2022, the population level of beef cattle in Baito District is 2,925 (BPS of Baito Sub-district, 2022) with a total of 339 RTP (PKH Service 2022). Baito District has a population of 9,173 people and an area of 150.35 km2 (BPS of Baito Sub-district, 2022) with an arable land area of 4,757 ha.Based on this description, the Bali cattle business has a huge opportunity to be developed to increase the population, meet the demand for meat, and be a source of income for the community. Therefore, research was carried out on the analysis of the development potential of Bali cattle in Baito District, South Konawe Regency.
B. Methodology 1. Time of ResearchThis research has been carried out for approximately 1 month, namely in March-April 2023 located in Baito District, South Konawe Regency.
Sampling of researchThe research location was determined by purposive sampling in Baito Subdistrict by taking all villages as a place for data collection as many as 8 (eight) villages. Respondents in this study were Bali cattle breeders in Baito District, South Konawe Regency. The determination of respondents in this study was carried out by purposive sampling with a total of 80 respondents so that each village/sub-district is represented by 10 farmers with the criteria that farmers have ≥ 3 Bali cattle.
Parameters of ResearchThe parameters observed in this study were technical aspects and non-technical aspects. Technical aspects include respondent characteristics, rearing systems and patterns, reproductive