Community Perception of The Impact of Extensive Cattle Rearing in Onto Village, Bontomatene District, Selayar Regency
Rendi Saputra, Syahdar Baba, Ilham Rasyid, Aulisani Annisa

Faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia

Abstract

Extensive rearing system causes livestock to roam around the settlement which is very disturbing for the surrounding residents (pedestrians) and also environment. This study aims to determine community perceptions of the impact of extensive cattle rearing in Onto Village, Bontomatene District, Selayar Regency. This research was conducted from December 2022 to January 2023 in Onto Village, Bontomatene District, Selayar Regency. This type of research was descriptive qualitative research with sample size of 48 respondents. The methods used are observation and interview methods using questionnaires. The analysis used was descriptive analysis. The result showed that the community felt a strong need for attention to the impact of extensive cattle rearing which causes faeces to be scattered everywhere and disturb the pedestrians. The value of the perception was in the interval of 1142.4 to 1411.2, which can be concluded that the community needs attention to the impacts of extensive cattle rearing in Onto Village, Bontomatene District, Selayar Regency. Community perceptions of the impacts of extensive cattle rearing in research location were most people need attention to the impacts of such rearing. The community felt disadvantaged due to impacts such as faecal odour, livestock disrupting traffic and damaging the fineness of the environment. Some people felt that they did not need attention because they were used to the situation.

Keywords: Extensive, Perception, Rearing, Cattle

Topic: Socio Economic of Agriculture