Performance and breeding value of male buffalo production traits as a basis for selection in Jembrana Regency, Bali Province, Indonesia

Efforts to increase the buffalo population must also be balanced with efforts to improve their genetic quality, so that there are many superior breeds available as a substitute for livestock that are no longer productive. The aims of this study were to determine the performance of the production traits of the young bull population and to determine the breeding value of the production traits of the young bull in Jembrana District, Bali Province, Indonesia. The data were analyzed descriptively to obtain the average production traits of young bull, and to calculate the breeding value of the measured production traits. The results showed that the average production characteristics obtained in this study were higher than the standards set by SNI 7706.1:2011, regarding young bull of mud buffalo breeds, for the minimum requirements for quantitative body dimensions (chest girth, shoulder height and body length), as a candidate for sire, especially for age group I-1. The highest breeding value was owned by young bull with code 12 and code 9.The conclusions of the study were: (i) the performance of young bull in Jembrana Regency, Bali Province was very good, because it was higher than the quantitative minimum requirements stipulated by SNI 7706.1: 2011, concerning young bull buffalo breeds and (ii) the highest breeding values ​​are owned by young bulls with code 12 and code 9, so that these two young bull are the best candidate as a sire.