A Community-Based Breeding Program as a Genetic Resource Management Strategy of Indonesian Ongole Cattle

Abstract

It is essential to manage genetic resources, especially in local livestock breeds, to establish an equilibrium among livestock, humans, and the environment for sustainable development in conservation. Genetic resource management is necessary to overcome challenges to increasing productivity while ensuring environmental sustainability and climate resilience. Attempts to overcome these challenges have led to the threat of genetic erosion through uncontrolled crossbreeding, particularly threatening the hybrid vigor of indigenous breeds, such as Indonesian Ongole cattle. Considering community-based breeding as a viable management strategy for systematic livestock breeding, this study aimed to design a community-based breeding program for Indonesian Ongole cattle. The profile of socio-ecological community and genetic resources were studied using a purposive random sampling technique within an effective population size as a case study; both the respondents and the objects of the study were investigated. The study revealed that indigenous knowledge and livelihood-supported institutions are crucial to genetic resource management practices in cattle breeding. These factors are shown to be strategic priorities when designing community-based breeding programs. This approach to design empowers local cooperatives to operate a community-based breeding program for Indonesian Ongole cattle by standardizing an integrated system for selecting incentive initiatives using big data.

Location Quotient Analysis in Determining Cattle Base in Aceh, Indonesia

“…13 Districts in Aceh were identified as cattle base locations, meaning that the proportion of labor in the cattle sector in these areas is higher than the proportion of labor in the cattle sector at the national level. One of the factors influencing a region's prominence in the cattle sector is its ability to withstand various threats and challenges (Darmawan et al, 2023), including pandemic cycles and livestock disease attacks. In this case, the 13 cattle base districts in Aceh are considered able to withstand all pandemic cycles that have occurred in the last five years, including the Covid-19 pandemic and FMD and LSD virus attacks on cattle (Clemmons et al, 2021).…”