CASE STUDY: ASSESSMENT FOR SUCCESSFULNESS OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION PROGRAM LOCATED IN KECAMATAN SELEBAR KOTA BENGKULU

The purpose of this research was to determine the success rate of AI programs in cattle based on the Conception
Rate (CR) and the number of Service per Conception (S/C) in Kecamatan Selebar Kota Bengkulu by using some
collected data in the year of 2011-2014. This study was conducted in May – July 2015 and intentionally be
conducted in Kecamatan Selebar, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu Province. Samples taken as many as 70 respondents,
randomly selected (simple random sampling). The purposive selected respondents were identified as cow farmers
and have joined with AI program. Determination of number of respondents drawn from the number of breeders
who follow the AI program based on official data from the government of Kota Bengkulu. Data were grouped
into primary data and secondary data. The variables were measured based on the parameters of conception (CR
and S/C). The results showed that value of CR in Kecamatan Selebar was increased every year ie 90.50% in
2011, 95.50% in 2012, 96.50% in 2013 and the highest CR value in year of 2014 was 98%. As for the value of the
S/C in Kecamatan Selebar recorded from year of 2011 through 2014, respectively were 1.08 ± 0.11, 1.02 ± 0.05,
1.02 ± 0.05 and 1.01 ± 0.00. Those data shown a category of a successful AI program. As an addition, that
majority of farmers were conducting their farm management by a traditional method.