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Abstract
Beef cattle are the third commodity (6.16%) in providing meat for consumption of the Indonesians. East Java province is the centre of the largest beef cattle population in Indonesia. The management of calf feed is one of the critical points in the production of beef cattle. This study aims to assess the feeding management of beef cow-calf from birth to post-weaning in small-scale beef cattle farms in East Java Province. The survey was conducted on one group of beef cattle farmers (40-60 farmers) in each regency/municipality as many as 475 farmers. Data analysis is carried out descriptively about the activities of the management of cow feeding. The results of the survey of feeding management of beef cow-calf in East Java Province showed that: (1) Management of newborn calf in the condition "Good Enough", (2) Management of colostrum feeding in the condition "Good Enough", (3) Management of milk, milk replace and calf starter feeding in the condition "Bad", (4) Management of forage feeding in the condition "Good", (5) Management of feeding at post-weaning in the condition of "Good", (6) Management of feeding aged 6-12 months in the condition of "Good Enough", and (7) Overall the management of feeding calves from birth to post-weaning in the condition "Good".