Judul: Pembuatan Tepung Tapioka dengan Pengering Semprot dan Pengering Kabinet serta Aplikasinya pada Produk Pilus di PT Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya
Abstrak: Tapioca produced by means of modern method is not suitable for making of pilus. Pilus which is produced by using the so called “modern tapioca” will have a hard texture and not fluffy. Traditional tapioca flour is made with a long time to get a distinctive taste. However, traditional process of tapioca production could not be applied in large production scale. Therefore, experiments were conducted to produce tapioca starch of industrial scale by means of spray drying and cabinet drying process. During drying with spray dryer, three inlet temperature levels in range 140-160 °C, 170-190 °C, 200-220 °C were applied, whereas during drying with cabinet dryer, three levels of temperature in range 40-60 °C, 60-70 °C, 70-90 °C and three levels of drying time 0.75 hour, 1.5 hours, 2.5 hours were applied. The starch properties analysed were tapioca starch yield, moisture content, whiteness, fineness and gelatinization pattern of starch. The tapioca starch obtained will be applied in manufacturing of “pilus”. The characteristics of “pilus” evaluated is crispiness.
Keyword: pilus., cabinet drying, spray drying, tapioca

Judul: Karakteristik Kerenyahan Pilus dari Dua Tepung Tapioka
Abstrak: Quality of a product is one of the most important aspects to determine consumer’s acceptance. Final product quality closely related to the quality of raw materials used. Garudafood as one of the leading food and beverage companies in Indonesia, has pilus as its main snack product. Pilus is a fried round-shaped snack made from tapioca with a mixture of other spices, ready to be consumed as a snack or side dish companion. Pilus is supposed to has a crispy texture. Garudafood needs 2000 tons of tapioca for pilus production per month. However, this necessity could not be filled with a consistent quality of the material supply. Thus, characterise the tapioca used in production to determine the test parameters that can predict pilus crispness need to be done. The parameters tested are analysis of starch level, amylose, amylopectin, swelling power, starch gelatinization profiles, texture analyzer, and organoleptic test. Moreover, the test be repeated at each arrival tapioca to see the consistency of raw materials quality. The research showed that most relevant tests to specify pilus crispness are the ratio of amylose amylopectin and peak viscosity on starch gelatinization profiles. In addition, the data indicates that the quality of raw materials used are not consistent.
Keyword: tapioca, starch, pilus, amylose, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)

Judul: Zoonosis yang baru muncul bersumber satwa liar dan tantangan kesehatan masyarakat veteriner
Abstrak: The objective of this scientific writing was to review the emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) which are zoonotic and originate in wildlife causing great negative impacts on public health, economy, social, politic, and national security. Furthermore, factors triggering the emergence and spread of emerging zoonotic diseases and global efforts in anticipating them were discussed in this review. It is recognized that EID are a significant burden on global economies and public health. Their emergence is thought to be driven largely by socio-economic, environmental and ecological factors. EID events are dominated by zoonoses (60.3% of EIDs) and the majority of these (71.8%) originate in wildlife, e.g., severe acute respiratory virus (SARS virus) and Ebola virus. The importance and recognition of wildlife as a reservoir of zoonoses are increasing. Emerging zoonoses (EZs) have been assumed increasing importance in public and animal health. Cost effective prevention and control of these zoonoses need an interdisciplinary and holistic approach and international cooperation. Surveillance, laboratory capability, research, training and education, and communication are key elements. Globalization has created many new challenges, particularly with regard to animal, human, and environmental health. New approaches in prevention, control, and eradication of zoonotic diseases have been developed and introduced worldwide, i.e., one health and ecohealth. The one health concept is a worldwide strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaboration and communications in all aspects of health care for humans and animals, while ecohealth approach is to improve human health and well-being while simultaneously maintaining a healthy ecosystem.
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