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Abstracts
Microclimate condition of cage affecting the growth of livestocks. Livestocks will be able to develop and grow optimally in a good cage condition. Cages indoor or microclimate should be comfort and fit for livestock growth and functioned as a protector from environment influences. A good microclimate condition is influenced by air temperature, moisture content, velocity of air flow, and intensity of light. This study aims to analyze the distribution of temperature, humidity, wind speed and patterns inside the Garut sheep’s cage. Datas are collected on Faculty of Animal Husbandry IPB’s Garut sheep fattening cages. Datas including temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation were taken three days from 07:00 pm until 15:00 pm and analyzed using microsof exel program. The study results showed that the highest indoor cage temperature is 33.330C at 12.00 pm., with relative humidity 73,33% and wind speed 0,38 m / sec. This condition is not optimal enough for Garut sheeps’s growth.
Keywords : animal cage, Garut sheep, micro climate.
Abstrak
Kondisi kandang mempengaruhi pertumbuhan ternak. Ternak akan mampu berkembang dan tumbuh secara optimal dalam kondisi kandang yang baik. Kandang yang baik harus sesuai bagi pertumbuhan ternak antara lain kenyamanan, naungan serta perlindungan dari pengaruh lingkungan. Kondisi kandang yang baik sangat dipengaruhi oleh suhu udara, kelembaban, kecepatan angin, dan intensitas cahaya.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis sebaran suhu, kelembaban, kecepatan angin dan pola aliran udara di dalam kandang. Pengambilan data dilakukan di kandang penggemukan domba Fakultas Peternakan IPB. Data yang diambil meliputi suhu, RH, kecepatan angin, dan radiasi matahari. Pengukuran dilakukan mulai pukul 07.00 WIB sampai pukul 15.00 WIB. Setelah itu, data hasil pengukuran dianalisis dan dibandingkan dengan standard .
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan suhu tertinggi di dalam kandang adalah 33,33 0C pada pukul 12.00 WIB. Dengan kelembaban relatif 73,33 % dan kecepatan angin 0,38 m/detik. Kondisi ini belum optimal bagi pertumbuhan domba Garut.
Kata kunci : Domba Garut, iklim mikro, kandang penggemukan.
Diteriam: 14 September 2010; Disetujui: 15 Februari 2011
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