The Effect of Purwoceng Extract on the Etawa Crossbreed Bucks Mating

Abstract

Aims: This research aims to determine the effect of purwoceng extract on Etawa crossbreed bucks Study Design:  Completely randomized non-factorial design with 4 treatments given to bucks (ethawa crossbreeds), namely Purwoceng (Pimpinella alpina KDS or Pimpinella pruatjan Molk.)  extract Place and Duration of Study: Ikhsan Farm, Sei Glugur Village, Pancur Batu District, Indonesia, between December 2023 and March 2024. Methodology: The research was carried out by administering various doses of purwoceng extract to Etawa crossbreed bucks and then observing mating with Etawa crossbreed doe. The treatment given was administration of purwoceng extract in amounts P0 (0 mg), P1 (400 mg), P2 (800 mg), and P3 (1400 mg). The research parameters were the frequency of mounting does, the frequency of penetration, the number of doe mounted and the number of doe penetrated. Results: There was an increase in the values of all parameters. The lowest frequency of mounting doe is P0, namely 17 and the highest is P3, namely 32. The lowest frequency of penetration is P0, namely 12 and the highest is 20. The lowest number of doe mounted is P0 and P1, namely 5 and the highest is P3, namely 7. The lowest number of doe penetrations is P0 and P1 are 5 and the highest are P2 and P3, namely 6. Conclusion: The best treatment is the addition of 800 mg of purwoceng extract (P2), Because the highest number of penetrating doe has the same value between P2 and P3, it will be more efficient if the treatment used is P2.