DIFFERENCES IN FEEDING BEHAVIOR OF EXTENSIVE AND INTENSIVE GRAZING OF BALINESE CATTLE IN MANGGARAI

Abstract

This study aims to determine the differences in feeding behavior of Balinese cattle (Bos Sondaicus) raised extensively and intensively. This observation used 10 Balinese cattle with an average age of 1-2 years. This observation was conducted in Manggarai Regency. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively, variables included frequency of grazing and rumination, duration of grazing and rumination of extensively and intensively reared Balinese cattle. In the observation results, the frequency of grazing in intensively reared Balinese cows was 1 time and in extensively reared cows 2 times, in the frequency of rumination in intensively reared cows 200 times and in extensively reared cows 110 times, in the duration of grazing in intensively reared Balinese cows 30.00 minutes and in extensively reared cows 32.00 minutes, and in the duration of rumination in intensively reared Balinese cows 40.00 minutes and in extensively reared cows 33.00 minutes.