Judul: Attitude of Dairy Cattle Farmers Towards Brucellosis at Kawasan Usaha Peternakan (Kunak) District Bogor
Abstrak: Farmer’s attitude plays an important role for prevention and control the brucellosis in cattle. This study used to identify the level of attitude dairy cattle farmers and the factors that influences the farmer’s attitude. The data used for this study are a secondary source data received from a previous research regarding of Brucellosis 2018 at Kawasan Usaha Peternakan (KUNAK), District Bogor done by Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, IPB University and Fisheries and Livestock Office of District Bogor. This studied were conduct at KUNAK, District Bogor with 65 respondents to find out the attitude farmers towards brucellosis by cross sectional method. The data collected were analyzed by descriptively and quantitatively. The quantitative analysis was done through chi square test in determining the association of risks factor affecting level of dairy cattle farmer’s attitude and odds ratio (OR) in determining the strength of affecting level of dairy cattle farmer’s attitude. Based on this study, majority (77%) of farmers have a positive attitude towards brucellosis. Farmers showed positive attitude about brucellosis mainly in causes (83.1%), transmission (60%) and clinical signs (60%). Risk factors that influence the attitude of farmers are knowledge, history of abortion and history of vaccination have a significance value with the dairy cattle farmers attitude. Level of dairy cattle farmer’s attitude can be improved through counseling by veterinary service directly when doing the vaccination and treatment of abortion.
Keyword: attitude, farmer, farmer, cattle, Bogor

Judul: Pengetahuan, Sikap, dan Praktik Peternak Sapi Potong Desa Karangmojo, Kecamatan Klego, Kabupaten Boyolali terhadap Pengendalian Penyakit Antraks
Abstrak: Antraks merupakan salah satu penyakit zoonotik dan menjadi masalah di seluruh dunia, termasuk Indonesia. Antraks merupakan penyakit yang dapat menular melalui inhalasi, konsumsi atau kontak kulit terhadap bahan-bahan yang tercemar spora Bacillus anthracis. Tujuan penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengukur tingkat pengetahuan, sikap, dan praktik peternak sapi di Desa Karangmojo, Kecamatan Klego, Kabupaten Boyolali dalam pengendalian penyakit antraks. Penelitian ini dirancang menggunakan kajian lapang lintas seksional (cross-sectional study). Data diperoleh dari wawancara kepada 30 responden menggunakan kuesioner yang disusun secara terstruktur. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan peternak sapi tergolong baik, sikap peternak sapi tergolong positif, dan praktik peternak sapi tergolong sedang. Dalam peneitian ini didapatkan hubungan yang nyata antara pengetahuan dan sikap (p=0.011; г=0.456)...
Keyword: Anthrax Control, Attitude, Practice, Zoonotic diseases, Bacillus anthracis spore, Knowledge levels, Cattle farmers, Cross sectional study

Judul: Sulfonated Polystyrene-Nafion Composite Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Application with Synthetic Dyes
Abstrak: Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) merupakan sel surya generasi ketiga dengan kelebihan mudah difabrikasi, biaya produksinya rendah, ramah lingkungan, serta menghasilkan efisiensi konversi daya yang cukup baik. Sistem DSSC tersusun atas elektrode kerja, zat warna, elektrolit, dan elektrode lawan. Elektrolit yang umum digunakan dalam aplikasi DSSC adalah elektrolit cair yang mengandung iodida/triiodida (I-/I3-). Elektrolit cair memiliki kelemahan mudah menguap, sehingga mengakibatkan kinerja DSSC menjadi menurun. Penelitian ini bertujuan memodifikasi elektrolit cair menjadi gel polimer elektrolit komposit polistirena tersulfonasi-nafion serta membandingkan nilai efisiensi dari penggunaan zat warna merah dan kuning sebagai zat pemeka DSSC. Komposit polistirena tersulfonasi-nafion dibuat dengan lima variasi komposisi 0,00:1,00; 0,25:0,75; 0,50:0.50; 0,75;0,25; 1,00: 0,00. Hasil pengukuran menunjukkan komposisi optimum komposit polistirena tersulfonasi-nafion adalah 0,50:0,50 dengan nilai efisiensi 1,50% untuk zat warna merah dan 1,35% untuk zat warna kuning., Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) is a third generation solar cell with the advantages of being fabricated, low production costs, environmentally friendly, and producing a fairly good power conversion efficiency. The DSSC system consists of a working electrode, dyes, electrolyte, and counter electrode. The electrolyte commonly used in DSSC applications is liquid electrolyte containing iodide/triiodide (I-/I3-). The electrolyte has the weakness of being volatile, which causes the performance of the DSSC to decrease. This study aims to modify the liquid electrolyte into a gel polymer electrolyte composite PSS-nafion and compare the efficiency values of red and yellow dyes as DSSC sensitizers. Sulfonated polystirene-nafion composite was made with five composition variations 0,00:1,00; 0,25:0,75; 0,50:0,50; 0,75;0,25; 1,00: 0,00. The measurement results show that the optimal composite composition of PSS-nafion is 0,50:0,50 with an efficiency value of 1,50% for red dyes and 1,35% for yellow dyes.
Keyword: dye sensitized solar cell, dyes, gel polymer electrolyte, nafion, sulfonated solystirene