Influence the improvement of cattle feedlot production system to increase the welfare of feedlot farmers group in Indonesia through the implementation of integrated sustainability farming system

Abstract

Beef cattle production has been established as a leading meat-producing commodity in Indonesia. Cattle farms in Indonesia are largely popular farms which contribute around 80-90 percent to  national  meat  production.  Ongole-Simmental  Crossbred,  which  is  a  product  of  backcrossing between Simmental cattle (which is included as exotic breed) and Ongole cattle, represents the beef cattle  that  largely  fattened  by  farmers  under  the feedlot  system.  Boyolali  regency  so  far  has  been known as dairy producing area from FH dairy cow turns out to be potential beef cattle producing area as well, including Ongole-Simmental Crossing Beef Cattle. However, the regency has to faced with such constraints as conventional feedlot management, declining fertility of greenery land, and the lack of  feeder  cattle  supply.  These  are  among  the  factors  impeding  the  improvement  of  the  farmers’ welfare.  The  problems  can  be  simultaneously  solved  by  applying  of  Zerowaste  -  LEISA  (Low External  Input  Sustainable  Agriculture)  using  an approach  of  Integrated  Sustainability  Farming System (ISFS). A case study, Sebelas Maret University through Animal Husbandry Department to get funds  perform  two  activities  that  the  Integrated  Appropriate  Technology  Program  (IATP)  of Education  and  Culture  Department  of  Central  Java  and  be  continued  through  a  Working  Class  of Business  Program  (WCBP)  of  Directorate  of  Research  and  Community  Service  of  the  National Education  Ministry.  The  group  was  consisted  of  25  members  with  a  total  of  125  head  Ongole- Simmental cross. The program implementation consists of usage of Ongole-Simmental Crossbred for feeder-cattle, improvement of the feed management system, housing system, and waste management. The activities were based on the technology application to the fattening process under feedlot system and to the production of solid and liquid organic fertilizers in the application of Zero Waste-LEISA based on the ISFS. Their final weight of fattening ranged after 120 days fattening was 510 to 560 kg, from their initial weight of 400 to 440 kg, with daily weight gain of 0,9 to 1.2 kg. Feces and urine wastes made up another income amounting to 110% and profit of 86%. Simental fattening enterprise based on feedlot system made profit up to IDR. 1.187.750 each, and feasible enough to work on with B/C and R/C of 1.5 and 3.5, respectively. The management of the program and/or asset after the copletionwith the application of imposing continued profit-sharing agrrement in the form of cooperative agreement between Farmer Group (“Sambi Mulyo”) with Sebelas Maret University Team. Formula the profit-sharing : value added selling was devided by 70% for farmer group and by 30% for SMU Team. Ongole-Simmental Crossbred feedlot business in popular farming went off wasteless and environmentally friendly. Natural and human resources farmers group are greatly potensial to develop into mainstay farmers.