KUALITAS SEMEN SEGAR SAPI PERAH FRIES HOLLAND (FH) DI UPTD BPTSD TUAH SAKATO, KOTA PAYAKUMBUH ALFINDA SALPUTRA (1702001010006) Dr. drh. Cut Nila Thasmi, M.S ABSTRAK Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk menentukan kualitas semen segar dari sapi perah Friesian Holstein (FH) di UPTD BPTSD Tuah Sakato, Payakumbuh. Sapi FH dikenal dengan nama Fries Holland di Belanda berasal dari sapi liar Bos taurus Typicus primigenius yang tidak berpunuk. Pejantan unggul yang baik mempunyai produksi dan kualitas semen yang bagus dengan berat badan rata-rata lebih dari 100 kg. Produksi dan kualitas semen yang dihasilkan dari seekor pejantan dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor, yaitu berat badan, umur, sifat genetik, frekuensi ejakulasi, pakan, suhu, dan musim. Hasil produksi semen segar sapi FH diperoleh rata-rata volume semen 5,27 ml, pH 6,6, warna semen cream, konsistensi kental, motilitas spermatozoa 75%, gerakan massa spermatozoa 3+, dan konsentrasi spermatozoa 1600x10 9 . Dari hasil evaluasi semen segar tersebut dinyatakan layak diproses menjadi semen beku. Kata kunci: Friesian Holstein (FH), semen segar QUALITY OF FRESH SEMEN DAIRY CATTLE FRIESIAN HOLSTEIN (FH) AT UPTD BPTSD TUAH SAKATO, PAYAKUMBUH CITY Alfinda Salputra (1702001010006) Dr. drh. Cut Nila Thasmi, M.S ABSTRACK This activity aims to determine the quality of fresh semen from Friesian Holstein (FH) dairy cattle at the UPTD BPTSD Tuah Sakato, Payakumbuh. The FH dairy cattle known as Friesian Holland in the Netherlands comes from the humpless Bos taurus Typicus primigenius wild cow. A good superior male has good production and quality of semen with an average body weight of more than 100 kg. The production and quality of semen produced by a male is influenced by several factors, namely body weight, age, genetic traits, frequency of ejaculation, feed, temperature, and season. The results of fresh semen from FH dairy cattle obtained an average semen volume of 5.27 ml, pH 6.6, color of creamy semen, thick consistency, 75% spermatozoa motility, spermatozoa mass movement 3+ and spermatozoa concentration of 1600x10 9 . From the evaluation results, the fresh semen was declared fit for processing into frozen semen. Key Word: Friesian Holstein (FH), Fresh Semen