Ethnobotany Study of Traditional Feed and Medicine for Cows and Goats Cattles in Bawean Island

Abstract

Bawean Island is a small island located in the Java Sea, about 80 miles or 120 kilometers north of the city of Gresik, East Java. Bawean Island consists of 2 sub-districts, namely the Sangkapura sub-district and the Tambak sub-district. Bawean Island has many rice fields, hills, and forests that can meet the needs of cattles and goats. The use of plants as feed and traditional medicine for cattles and goats by breeder on Bawean Island is included in the ethnobotany study. This research aims to know the knowledge of people in utilizing plants as feed and traditional medicine, especially for cattles and goats. This type of research is descriptive-exploratory. Sampling uses Purposive Sampling and Snowball Sampling techniques with open-ended and semi-structured interview types. Based on the results of this study, inventoried 21 species of plants used as feed for cattles, 19 species of plants used as feed for goats, as well as inventoried 33 species of plants used as a traditional medicine for cattles and goats.