Analysis of Peranakan Etawah Goat Breed Production Efficiency in North Samarinda Sub-District

Abstract

The sustainability of meat supply has to support by animal production efficiency, understanding the technical efficiency of the Peranakan Etawah goat farming is essential. The current study assessed the technical efficiency of Peranakan Etawah goat production in the North Samarinda Sub-District. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 15 respondents from the study area. The data was collected through a well-structured questionnaire. The analytical tools employed were descriptive statistics and stochastic frontier production function. The result showed that the mean age of the respondents was 44.467 years. The result of the Stochastic Frontier production function showed that the number of buckling and frequency of feed had a positive significant effect on the production output. Farming experience had a negative significant effect on the production output. The mean efficiency was 0.92, indicating a high level of technical efficiency. The study also revealed that the farmers are faced with the problem of lack of access the supplement feed. Although the Peranakan Etawah goat farmers are technically efficient, efficiency could be increased through better use of the available resource.