KERAGAMAN FENOTIPIK SAPI ACEH DI NANGGROE ACEH DARUSSALAM [The Phenotypic Variability of Aceh Cattle in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam]

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study the variability of body size, body weight, colour, and colour coat pattern, growth of horn form, line of backbone and face which was used as database genetics for conservation programme and to increase the quality of Aceh cattle genetics. This research conducted in four locations which were Aceh Besar, Pidie, North Aceh regencies and Banda Aceh city to obtain the quantitative and qualitative data of Aceh cattle (131 males and 269 females). All those data analyzed using descriptive statistics which Minitab 14.13 program and sheet Excel tabulation. Research result showed that body weight and body size had been decreased compared to concised report in 1926. In the same age, Aceh cattle had smaller body size than those of Madura, Ongole (PO), and Bali cattle. Although, the body size and body weight of Aceh cattle were larger than the average body size and body weight of cattle in coastal west Sumatera. Qualitatively, Aceh cattle had dominant red sand and light brown colour, also variance of colour coat pattern starting from dark to light colour. The shape of horn growth in female cattle was bend slightly toward left or right and then bend to forward direction and the male had the same shape as female but the end of the horn goes upward. Almost all Aceh cattle had the concave face line and some of them had diametrical face line (4,5%). In general, Aceh cattle had along concave backbone (89,25%), partly had long convex backbone (6,25%) and only small part of Aceh cattle had along diametrical backbone (4,5%). Keywords : Aceh cattle, phenotypic, body weight, body size