Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Pengunjung merupakan salah satu faktor yang dilaporkan memiliki hubungan (korelasi) terhadap perilaku dan stres pada hewan di kebun binatang. namun, penelitian pada rusa sambar masih sangat terbatas. penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji korelasi jumlah pengunjung terhadap perilaku harian dan konsentrasi hormon kortisol pada rusa sambar. penelitian dilakukan di taman rusa lam tanjong sibreh, aceh besar terhadap enam ekor rusa sambar. pengamatan perilaku harian dilakukan menggunakan metode focal animal sampling. untuk analisis konsentrasi hormon kortisol, sampel feses segar dikoleksi kemudian diekstraksi dan diukur menggunakan metode elisa. data yang diperoleh selanjutnya diuji menggunakan uji pearson correlations. hasil pengamatan selama delapan minggu jumlah pengunjung yang mengunjungi kandang rusa sebanyak 5.610 orang. hasil uji korelasi menunjukkan bahwa jumlah pengunjung berkorelasi positif (r=0,482) dan secara signifikan berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan konsentrasi hormon kortisol (p

Visitors are one of the factors reported to have a relationship (correlation) to behavior and stress in animals in zoos. However, research on sambar deer is still very limited. This study aims to examine the correlation of the number of visitors to daily behavior and the concentration of the hormone cortisol in sambar deer. The study was conducted at the Lam Tanjong Sibreh deer park, Aceh Besar on six sambar deer. Daily behavior observations were carried out using the focal animal sampling method. For the analysis of the concentration of the hormone cortisol, fresh stool samples were collected and then extracted and measured using the ELISA method. The data obtained were then tested using the Pearson Correlations test. The results of observations for eight weeks the number of visitors who visited the deer cage was 5,610 people. The results of the correlation test showed that the number of visitors was positively correlated (r=0.482) and significantly affected the increase in the concentration of the hormone cortisol (P