| Summary: | The objective of this study is trying to take up a unique social phenomenon in a traditional
people community which has hereditary market mechanism system. Smallholder livestock
farming was tending to be side
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l
ine farming with saving motivation. The study designed on
the basis of economic aspect, especially on the rural economic network. The study conducted
by document study, interview with key person and the manager of the livestock market. The
results of this
study showed that the number of the beef cattle transaction was significantly
influenced (p<0.01) by the number of livestock coming in the market and the condition of the
business of the market (R
2
= 66.96%). Partially, the number of livestock which were c
oming
to the market influenced positively significant (p<0.01) to the number of transaction, as well
as the condition of the market. It was descriptively obvious that after stopping of beef cattle
import in the middle of 2011, the transaction of cattle was
dominated by cows and tends to
increase. Transaction in the market reflected the number of beef cattle which would be
slaughtered. Further, this condition should be concerning by the policy maker unless there
would be running out of beef cattle population
.
Key Words:
Cattle, Cattle trade, Livestock market
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