This study aims to determine the chemical quality (water content, protein content and fat
content) of South Kalimantan swamp buffalo meat in different ecosystems. The research was
conducted using survey and laboratory methods. Meat samples were taken from three
Slaughterhouses (RPH), RPH Basirih, RPH Martapura and RPH Pelaihari. The samples were
then taken to the laboratory to test the chemical quality of buffalo meat. The sample of swamp
buffalo meat used was the Longissimus dorsi muscle. The resulting data were analyzed and
tabulated based on the maintenance ecosystem, namely the swamp buffalo kept in the swamp
ecosystem and the swamp buffalo kept in the terrestrial ecosystem. The data obtained were then
grouped and tested using the Independent Samples Test. The results showed that the difference in
the buffalo rearing ecosystem did not affect the protein and fat content but had a very significant
effect on the water content of the buffalo meat produced (P<0.01).
Keyword: maintenance ecosystem, chemical quality, buffalo meat, longissimus dorsi, RPH
This study aims to determine the chemical quality (water content, protein content and fat
content) of South Kalimantan swamp buffalo meat in different ecosystems. The research was
conducted using survey and laboratory methods. Meat samples were taken from three
Slaughterhouses (RPH), RPH Basirih, RPH Martapura and RPH Pelaihari. The samples were
then taken to the laboratory to test the chemical quality of buffalo meat. The sample of swamp
buffalo meat used was the Longissimus dorsi muscle. The resulting data were analyzed and
tabulated based on the maintenance ecosystem, namely the swamp buffalo kept in the swamp
ecosystem and the swamp buffalo kept in the terrestrial ecosystem. The data obtained were then
grouped and tested using the Independent Samples Test. The results showed that the difference in
the buffalo rearing ecosystem did not affect the protein and fat content but had a very significant
effect on the water content of the buffalo meat produced (P<0.01).
Keyword: maintenance ecosystem, chemical quality, buffalo meat, longissimus dorsi, RPH
