Factors Affecting the Adoption Rate of Artificial Insemination Technology in Beef Cattle Breeders in Damai Village, Tanralili District, Maros Regency
Ilham Syarif (a*) Amrullah T b), Sultan c)

Animal Science and Technology faculty Hasanuddin University

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The development of beef cattle farming is currently not well developed, especially smallholder farms,
this is due to the low interest of breeders in the adoption of artificial insemination technology where AI is
expected to be able to increase production and improve the genetics of beef cattle. The purpose of this study
was to examine the intensity of counseling, the level of knowledge, skills and costs of artificial insemination
affecting the adoption rate of artificial insemination technology in beef cattle breeders in Damai Village,
Tanralili District, Maros Regency. The research was conducted from November 2022 to December 2022 in
Damai Village, Tanralili District, Maros Regency. The type of research used in this study is explanatory
quantitative, namely research to determine the relationship between the independent variables of counseling
intensity, level of knowledge, skills and costs of artificial insemination on the dependent variable the level of
AI technology adoption. The number of samples used in this study were 68 respondents using a random
sampling technique. In this study used multiple linear regression data analysis using the help of a data
processing program, namely the SPSS program. Based on the results of the research and discussion in this
study, it can be concluded that in the simultaneous test the factors of counseling intensity, level of knowledge,
skills and costs of artificial insemination have a significant influence on the level of adoption of artificial
insemination technology. In an independent test (partial) the intensity of counseling, level of knowledge, skills
did not have a significant effect and only the cost variable of artificial insemination had a significant effect on
the adoption rate of artificial insemination technology in beef cattle breeders in Damai Village, Tanralili
District, Maros Regency.

Keywords: Artificial Insemination, Breeders, Beef Cattle.

Topic: Socio Economic of Agriculture