Increasing sheep productivity through flushing and artificial insemination technology

Abstract

Ngemplak village, Windusari subdistrict, Magelang district, is one of the impoverished villages in Central Java province in 2022. Efforts to increase sheep productivity have the potential to increase community income. Almost every farming household in Ngemplak village keeps sheep, but their productivity is still very low. In order to increase people's income, sheep farming must be used as a business area that can increase income. The effort carried out through this community service activity is to change the pattern of raising sheep into a profitable business venture while increasing productivity. Increasing productivity is carried out by improving nutrition and genetic quality through flushing technology and artificial insemination (AI) using frozen sperm from superior males to obtain offspring that are superior to their parents. Flushing technology uses the PGF2α hormone to synchronize estrus, then continues with AI technology and pregnancy detection. It was concluded that the application of flushing technology, artificial insemination, was well understood by the group members (5 out of 20 people), who were 100% synchronized in estrus so that all could undergo AI. Successfully pregnant (Conception Rate) 28 tails (93%) with lambing rate (lamb crop) 100%. Group members have also realized the importance of livestock raising as a business venture.