ABSTRACT
This research aimed to analyze the body weight of swamp buffalo based on weighing and using a rondo measuring tape in different sub-districts, sexes and ages in South Konawe Regency. The parameters observed included: body weight at the age of 1–12 years which is weighed directly and using a rondo measuring tape. The study showed that the body weight of swamp buffalo in South Konawe Regency is significantly affected by age (P<0.05). The average body weight of swamp buffalo in South Konawe Regency based on weighing 467.38 ± 146.57 kg. It was lower than the body weight of a rondo measuring tape which is 532.47 ± 200 and weighed 60 kg with an average difference of 65.09 kg and an average deviation of 13.93%. Female swamp buffalo tend to have a higher body weight than that of male buffalo. Based on the result, it can be concluded that the rondo measuring tape is less accurate for estimating the body weight of swamp buffalo in the South Konawe District.
