Peningkatan Kapasitas dan Kompetensi Peternak melalui Pelatihan Budidaya Unggas Ternak Itik di Kota Makassar

Duck is one of the popular poultry raised by the Indonesian people to produce eggs and meat. It can supply potential animal protein needs at affordable prices for the Indonesian people. Farmers keep ducks either on a small scale (household) or on an industrial scale. This poultry has an important role in supporting the availability of animal protein. Thus, community empowerment needs to be carried out in a sustainable manner by conducting technical training activities for poultry farming, especially ducks. The community service activity aims to improve the skills of the community of farmers in poultry farming, especially laying ducks, in supporting institutional development through poultry business groups. Twenty-five participants of duck farmers of Makassar City attended the training. Training activities were carried out using the face-to-face method in class through lectures, questions and answers, discussions, and competency certification tests. The results of the activity had been determined that the training participants already hold a certificate of competence for the foreman of laying poultry farm after training and competency test with the unit of competence to apply occupational safety and health procedures to be able to carry out biosecurity, cage preparation, starter and grower management, and laying management.