Abstract: The study aimed to determine the hip size of Indonesian Local Ettawah Goats (Peranakan
Ettawah or PE) from various parity as a selection criterion for candidate goats that could be
kidding without dystocia. This research method was a case study with purposive sampling that
chose healthy reproductive goats marked by normal category relation with the duration of
pregnancy, the age of first pregnancy, and the kidding process. Variable observed was hip
length and width, and data analysis used descriptive analysis through mean and variance as well
as one-way variance analysis. Hip measurement of Indonesian Local Ettawah Goats from 1st to
fifth parity showed the average hip-length ranged from 82-85.67 cm and hip height varied
between 19.60-21.33 cm. The variance analysis showed that the types of parity had a very
significant difference (P < 0.01) on the height hips but had significant difference (P < 0.05) on
the width-hips, with the variance of hip height and width, ranged 0.33-5.90 and 0.33-1.00. Hip
height and width increased as high parity (1st until 3rd), while 4th and 5th parity were relatively
constant in hip size. Determination coefficients between parity and hip height and width were
35,00 % and 36,30 %. This study concluded that the variance of hip width was smaller (more
consistent) than the hip height of Indonesian Local Ettawah Goats. One of the basic selection
criteria for Indonesian Local Ettawah doe candidates was hip-width with 19,60 cm or more. |