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Crowing Sound Analysis of Gaga' Chicken; Local Chicken from South Sulawesi Indonesia

2013; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

2231-4490

Sri Rachma Aprilita Bugiwati, Fachri Ashari,

Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Gaga’ chicken was known as a local chicken at South Sulawesi Indonesia which has unique, specific, and different crowing sound, especially at the ending of crowing sound which is like the voice character of human laughing, comparing with the other types of singing chicken in the world. 287 birds of Gaga’ chicken at 3 districts at the centre habitat of Gaga’ chicken were separated into 2 groups (163 birds of Dangdut type and 124 birds of Slow type) which is based on the speed of crowing rhythm and total number of crowing syllables). The Dangdut type was separated again into 2 groups which were based on total crowing syllable (33 birds of long-group and 130 birds of short-group). The parameters were measured, recorded, and analyzed for crowing duration and number of crowing syllables (total, 1st wave, and 2nd wave) using the voice recording tool and software Sound Forge Xp.10. Average crowing duration (second) of long-Dangdut group, short-Dangdut group, Slow type were 30.8 seconds, 4.2 seconds, and 3.7 seconds, respectively while those for total number of syllables were 143, 21, and 8, respectively. Crowing duration of Gaga’ chicken was longer than Pelung chicken as singing chicken of Indonesia and Koeyoshi chicken as singing chicken of Japan while those for number of syllable were more than Kokok Balenggek chicken as singing chicken of West Sumatera. The crowing character of Gaga’ chicken could be as identifier as one of singing chicken in Indonesia and as a criterion selection of melodious crowing chicken.