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Islam does not only talk about the procedure of worshiping (ibadah), but also related to daily activities (muammalah), including how to treat animals. Understanding the relationship between human being and animals is the basis for further studies of animals in Islam. This study is library research using the descriptive-inferential method with the purpose to elaborate on the position of the animal against the human being based on the concept of the human being as khalifah. The Quranic verses about khalifah and animals in the Quran have been collected using thematic interpretation method of al-Farmawi. The data have been analyzed using philosophical and theological approaches to find the concept of khalifah and the position and the purpose of animal life in the Quran. The result showed that God gives rightful supremacy on earth to human beings for upholding God’s law and guiding the creatures to their purpose of creation, because of their blessed potentials i.e. emotion, intelligence, and natural disposition for grasping the truth and goodness (fitra). Human being has to treat animals in line with the objective of their creation, i.e. God’s creature, the Signs of God’s Power, viands for human being and the other creatures, ride, and the lesson of life.

Purpose of this research is to focus on importance of knowing the activities of smallholder enterprise systems, types and trends in the patterns of integrated systems adopted, the impact of implementing integrated systems and the implications for sustainability of livestock systems. This research also emphasize the importance of opportunities in enhancing and increasing livestock productivity and increasing production in smallholder farms and developing the easiest formulation of strategies for sustainable livestock systems. A qualitative method using Soft System Methodology (SSM) from System Thinking was chosen to visualize the activities of smallholder enterprise systems and the pattern of integrated systems are presented descriptively. The next study method of quantitative is used to determine the impact of livestock productivity on each applied integrated systems presented comparatively. Soft System Methodology succeed to visualize smallholder enterprise systems at the level of individual and community level of farmer. Farmer’s group activity  influence the pattern of integrated systems that impacted on beef cattle’s productivity. The ICLFS pattern promotes a way of optimally utilizing agroecosystems and it has potential and become candidate system that be able in enhancing and increasing productivity, increasing livestock production and farmer's income, and realize beef self-sufficiency.

Kebumen district is one of beef development centers in Central Java that requires numerous forage supplies (HPT). Farmers without personal foraging area have to buy forages almost on a daily basis. Forage business is an emerging and prospective business sector to improve farmers’ welfare particularly the income. Government is therefore expected to support in terms of facility and infrastructure to maintain a sustainable business practice.  The aim of this study was to investigate the necessity of forage business in cattle development center in Kebumen district, forage marketing channel, forage business revenue, profit margin, R/C ratio and government support in terms of infrastructure or policy related to forage business.

Most dairy farmers in Banyumas Regency are work in groups because their milk product should be sold in the group to the cooperative. The top-down formation made the members of the dairy farmer group less involved in the motivation to the group. This study aims to analyze the relationship among the long-standing leadership and the motivating ability to the organizational commitment of members of the dairy farmers group in Banyumas Regency. This study used survey methods. The sampling area has been done by purposive sampling method by selecting Pekuncen and Cilongok districts, where a lot of dairy farmers are there. The sample of the group has been determined by the census method as many as 11 groups, 124 farmers. The respondents have been selected by random sampling method, as many as 50% of the total group members or 62 farmers. The data has been analyzed using Spearman’s Rank correlation then performed descriptively. The results showed that the leader of the dairy farmers group had long-standing leadership and they had a good motivating ability. The member had a high organizational commitment to the groups. Eventually, the length of leadership and the motivating ability had a fairly strong relationship with the organizational commitment of group members with correlation coefficients of 0.574 and 0.544.

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Abstract. The objectives of this research were to 1) observe the age, education, farm parents' cattle ownership, parents' income, children's perception and willingness for farming succession, and 2) investigate the relationship between age, education, farm parents' cattle ownership, parents' income, children's perception of and willingness for farming succession. Purposive sampling was used to determine the regional sample in three districts in Banyumas regency with the most dairy cow population and included in the supervised area subject to "Pesat" Milk Cooperative, namely Pekuncen, Cilongok and Baturaden districts. Ninety respondents from 10-30 years old were determined. Result showed that farmers' children had better education than the parents with average age of 21,67 years old. Average cattle ownership was 1-15 heads per household with Rp 564,167 -Rp 4,523,333 monthly income. Farmers' children shaped positive perception on dairy farming and had willingness for farming succession. Age was positively correlated with farming perception and willingness of the farmers' children, while education was negatively correlated. Key words: farmer children's perception, willingness to farm, education, age, income Abstrak. Penelitian bertujuan: 1) Mengkaji umur, pendidikan, jumlah ternak sapi perah milik orangtua, pendapatan orangtua, persepsi anak dan kemauan anak untuk melanjutkan usaha sapi perah orangtuanya dan 2) Mengetahui hubungan antara umur, pendidikan, jumlah ternak sapi perah milik orangtua, pendapatan orangtua dengan persepsi anak dan kemauan anak untuk melanjutkan usaha sapi perah orangtuanya. Metode penetapan sampel wilayah yang digunakan yaitu purposive sampling, dengan memilih 3 kecamatan di Kabupaten Banyumas yang memiliki populasi peternak sapi perah terbanyak dan merupakan daerah binaan Koperasi susu "Pesat" yaitu Kecamatan Pekuncen, Cilongok, dan Baturraden. Penetapan sampel responden usia 10-30 tahun) sebanyak 90 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa anak peternak memiliki pendidikan yang lebih baik dari orangtuanya dan berumur rata-rata 21,67 tahun. Kepemilikan ternak berkisar antara 1 hingga 15 ekor per rumah tangga peternak, sedangkan pendapatan yang diperoleh sebesar Rp 564.167 -Rp 4.523.333/bulan. Anak peternak memiliki persepsi baik terhadap usaha sapi perah juga memiliki kemauan untuk melanjutkan usaha orangtuanya. Umur berkorelasi positif dengan persepsi dan kemauan beternak anak peternak tetapi pendidikan memiliki korelasi negatif terhadap kemauan anak peternak untuk melanjutkan usaha orangtuanya.

The purpose of this research was to assess the reproductive performance of beef cattle based on different production systems. Survey research was carried out in Margasari Subdistrict, Tegal Regency, Central Java Province, in 13 farmer groups (a total of 188 breeders and 557 beef cattle) who took shelter in the SPR Program The qualitative and quantitative design framework is used to obtain comprehensive data. The questionnaire was used to get data and respondents determined by census method. SPSS software is used to analyze data. The results showed that 38.46% of farmer groups implemented a crop-livestock-system (CLS), 30.77% of farmer groups implemented a livestock-forestry system (LFS), and 30.77% of farmer groups implemented a crop-livestock-forestry-system (CLFS) in producing beef cattle. The results of the present study were significantly (P<0.05) there were differences in each reproductive performance parameter (BCS, S / C, CR, CI, and CC), which was observed in each beef production system (CLFS, CLS, and LFS). The results of this study also provide an overview of the simultaneous effects on the application of the production system to the reproductive performance of beef cattle. Although there has been certain variation between the production systems, the reproductive performance of the observed beef cattle has not been satisfactory. Improving nutrition management in cattle is needed to realize successful reproductive performance.