Judul: Karakteristik Habitat Rafflesia (Rafflesia Patma Blume.) Di Cagar Alam Bojonglarang Jayanti, Cianjur, Jawa Barat.
Abstrak: Cagar Alam (CA) Bojonglarang Jayanti merupakan salah satu habitat Rafflesia patma. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik komponen habitat biotik dan abiotik R. patma di CA Bojonglarang Jayanti. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Maret-April menggunakan plot tunggal analisis habitat untuk mengambil data fisik dan biotik serta studi literatur untuk pengambilan data iklim. Tipe vegetasi pada habitat R. patma adalah hutan dataran rendah dan hutan pantai dengan spesies dominan Cyathocalis biovulatus. Fauna yang ditemukan sebanyak 19 spesies dari 15 famili. Jumlah individu yang ditemukan sebanyak 90 individu R. patma pada ketinggian 0-100 mdpl, kemiringan rata-rata 14.73%, jarak dari pesisir pantai 758 m, jarak dari sumber air 12 m, ketebalan serasah 1.7 cm, dan jenis tanah Podsolik dengan kandungan hara rendah dan pH asam. Tipe iklim pada habitat R. patma adalah tipe iklim C dengan curah hujan 1 988.5 mm per tahun. Ancaman terhadap populasi R. patma di CA Bojonglarang Jayanti adalah perambahan hutan serta kurangnya pengelolaan dan perlindungan habitat.
Keyword: abiotik, biotik, habitat, R patma

Judul: Population and Habitat Conditions of Rafflesia patma Blume in the Pangandaran Nature Reserve, West Java
Abstrak: Rafflesia patma Blume merupakan tumbuhan langka dan dilindungi yang tersebar di pulau Jawa, salah satunya di Cagar Alam Pangandaran. R. patma memiliki ciri biologis yang berbeda dengan tumbuhan lain yaitu memerlukan kondisi lingkungan tertentu untuk mendukung perkembangbiakan dan pertumbuhannya. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mendeskripsikan kondisi dan menganalisis faktor biotik juga abiotik pada habitat R. patma di Cagar Alam Pangandaran. Metode yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling dengan plot lingkaran berukuran jari-jari 17,8 m. Hasil identifikasi ditemukan 202 individu pada 15 plot penelitian yang terdiri dari kuncup mati, kuncup hidup dan mekar mati. Tumbuhan inang yang ditemukan merupakan spesies Tetrastigma leucostaphylum. Kondisi vegetasi yang mendominasi pada tingkatan pohon, pancang dan semai yaitu Vitex pubescens, Dyospyros oblonga dan Flacourtia rukam. Satwa yang ditemukan pada habitat R. patma sebanyak 8 spesies. Habitat R. patma ditemukan pada ketinggian 40 – 120 mdpl, kemiringan 4 – 35 %, jenis tanah lempung berwarna coklat kemerahan sampai abu-abu kehitaman, suhu rata-rata 27,4ºC, kelembapan 60-94% dan nilai indeks luas daun berkisar 1,82 – 2,15., Rafflesia patma Blume is a rare and protected plant that is spread across the island of Java, one of which is the Pangandaran Nature Reserve. R. patma has different biological characteristics from other plants, namely that it requires certain environmental conditions to support its reproduction and growth. The aim of this research is to describe the conditions and analyze biotic and abiotic factors in the R. patma habitat in the Pangandaran Nature Reserve. The method used was purposive sampling with a circle plot measuring 17.8 m radius. The identification results found 202 individuals in 15 research plots consisting of dead buds, live buds and dead blooms. The host plant found was the Tetrastigma leucostaphylum species. The vegetation conditions that dominate at the tree, sapling and seedling levels are Vitex pubescens, Dyospyros oblonga and Flacourtia rukam. Eight types of animals were found in the R. patma habitat. The habitat of R. patma is found at an altitude of 40 – 120 meters above sea level, slope 4 – 35%, clay soil type reddish brown to blackish gray, average temperature 27.4ºC, humidity 60-94% and leaf area indeks value around 1, 82 – 2.15.
Keyword: abiotik, biotik, habitat, populasi, Rafflesia patma Blume

Judul: Evaluation of Influenza Antibody Titers in Serum and Egg Yolk of Layers Vaccinated with Influenza Vaccines.
Abstrak: Influenza belongs to the Orthomyxoviridae family which causes upper and lower respiratory tract infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate influenza-A specific antibody titers from serum and egg yolk of hens vaccinated with quadrivalent influenza vaccines. Three Hy-line Brown layers were vaccinated with quadrivalent influenza type A and B inactivated vaccines. Vaccination was carried out three times at a dose of 0.25 ml/chicken via the intramuscular route. The first vaccination was carried out at 24 weeks of age, then boosters were performed at 28 and 32 weeks of age. Serum and egg yolk were collected every week for 20 weeks since the first vaccination. Influenza A H3N2 and H1N1 antibody titers were determined using hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) test and agar-gel-precipitation (AGP) test. Influenza-A H3N2 and H1N1 specific antibodies were detected in both serum and egg yolk from the first to twenty weeks after the initial vaccination. Highest HI geometric mean titer (GMT) of H1N1 antibody reached 26.67 HIU at nine weeks post first vaccination (p.f.v), while H3N2 antibody reached 26 HIU at six weeks p.f.v. Our result showed that influenza antibodies can be produced in layers using quadrivalent vaccines and layer chickens are able to produce equivalent antibody levels for each influenza subtype.
Keyword: antibody, egg yolk, influenza, layer chickens, serum