Judul: Studi Seroprevalensi Newcastle Disease pada Unggas Peliharaan Masyarakat di Kecamatan Lore Utara Kabupaten Poso.
Abstrak: This research aims to determine the seroprevalence of Newcastle Disease (ND) on native birds in North Lore Poso District. The research used serum samples from unvaccinated native birds. A total of 45 samples; 22 from domestic chicken and 23 from Muscovy ducks; were taken from Sedoa, Wuasa, and Napu village. Newcastle Disease was determined by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) method. The seroprevalence of ND in domestic chicken and muscovy ducks were 40.9% and 69.56%, respectively. It was equal with 9 domestic chicken and 13 muscovy ducks that were positive antibody ND. Based on the results, we can conclude that ND virus was present on those three village in North Lore. The area was determined as ND-endemic.
Keyword: ELISA, Newcastle Disease, Poso, Seroprevalence

Judul: Kajian Histopatologi dan Imunologi Ayam pedaging yang Divaksin Newcastle Disease Strain La Sota dan Ditantang dengan Virus Newcastle Disease Strain Velogenik Indonesia (VND/Tasik/M13/2009)
Abstrak: Newcastle Disease (ND) is a highly contagious and very virulent avian disease in all age of poultry. The aims of this study were to investigate the protective level of antibody, clinical signs, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry analyses of selected internal organs of broiler which obtained La Sota Strain of ND Vaccine and then being challenged with local strain of velogenic ND virus. Eighty birds used and divided into 4 groups @ 20 birds. The treatment birds were vaccinated with live and killed ND vaccine on 4th days old. Two groups were challenged at 25th days of age intramuscularly with 104 EID50 /0.1 ml/bird of velogenic virulent ND virus. Sera were collected at 1, 18, 22, 28, 30, and 32 days of age. Three birds from each group were examined for protective antibody level using Hemaglutination inhibition (HI) test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) at 3, 5, and 7 days post inoculation with virulent ND virus. The HI test result at 28th and 32nd days old showed that antibody level of birds obtained vaccination and followed by virus challenging were higher than those the vaccinated birds but not be challenged. The unvaccinated group showed clinical signs such as anorexia, sleepy, weakness, greenish diarrhea, and death on 3rd days onward after infection. Histopathological lesions indicated hyperemia, haemorrhages, hyperplasia, mononuclear cells infiltration, oedema, and necrosis of proventriculus and intestines. Neuronal necrosis, gliosis, vasculitis, perivascular infiltration with mononuclear cells, and endothelial hypertrophy were also observed in the brain. Immunohistochemically, ND virus antigen was detected in the endothelial cells of brain, lung, kidney, and cryptae of duodenum, but negative immunoreactivities in proventriculus. All unvaccinated birds and then challenged with ND virus were died within 7 days post challenge.
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Judul: Peranan Komposisi Campuran Kayu dan Tingkat Sulfiditas terhadap Sifat-sifat Pulp Rayon dari Kayu Karet (Hevea brasiliensis Muell Arg)
Abstrak: Tanaman karet (Hevea brasiliensis Muell Arg) dikenal sebagai penghasil bahan baku karet alam (lateks) paling utama. Pada usia 25 tahun lebih umumnya tanaman karet hanya menghasilkan lateks dalam jumlah sedikit dan dinilai tidak ekonomis lagi untuk disadap. Pemanfaatan kayu karet yang sudah tidak disadap lagi ini dapat digunakan sebagai bahan baku untuk pembuatan pulp kertas atau rayon sehingga akan meningkatkan nilai tambahnya mengingat selama ini lebih banyak hanya digunakan untuk kayu bakar.
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