Attitudes and Knowledges of Dairy Farmers toward Forage Canning Tecnology

Abstract

Nowadays, the problem faced by dairy farmers is that the supply of forage is unstable, while dairy cows required forage intake of 10% of their body weight. In addition, the use of concentrate that was not appropriate affected the quality and quantity of cow's milk. The aims of this research are 1; Analyzing the condition of respondents' characteristics toward the forage canning technology as an alternative feed, 2; Analyzing the attitudes and knowledge of dairy farmers towards forage canning technology as an alternative feed, 3; Formulating a strategy for the development of forage canning technology. The method that used was descriptive analysis which obtained from 62 respondents that taken purposively in 5 Sub-districts, which were Karangploso Sub-district, Ngajum Sub-district, Dau Sub-district, Pujon Sub-district, and Ngantang Sub-district. The research results of knowledge showed that 67.31% of respondents belonged to the category of moderate knowledge, while attitudes showed that 68.43% was included in the category of moderate. Thus, it was concluded that the application of forage canning technology was acceptable and properly implemented in the 5 Sub-districts