Judul: Optimalisasi Usaha Budidaya Tambak Ikan Bandeng di Desa Tanjung Pasir, Kecamatan Teluknaga, Kabupaten Tangerang, Provinsi Banten
Abstrak: Tangerang Regency has considerable potential in aquaculture sector. The most prominent aquaculture product in Tangerang Regency is milkfish. Amount of milkfish production was increasing in 2010-2011 period, which was scattered in 29 sub districts, one of them is in sub district Teluknaga, precisely located in Tanjung Pasir Village. The objectives of this research are to identify the characteristics of the aquaculture, the production influencing factors, and resources optimization. Furthermore, this research also leads to asseses the contribution of aquaculture sector and the economic impact to Tangerang Regency and to society. The methods used in this research are Cobb-Douglas production function, Optimization analysis, Location Quotient Analysis, and Multiplier analysis. The factors which significantly influence the milkfish aquaculture production are fishmeal, milkfish fingerling, labor of maintenance, and area of the fishpond. Based on Cobb-Douglas production function, the optimal usage production rate per hectare per cropping season in the milkfish aquaculture in Tanjung Pasir Village consists of 519,699 kilograms milkfish fingerlings; 1157,632 kilograms fishmeals; 234,801 kilograms fertilizers; 93,491 HOK labor of maintenance; and 3,3 hectare. The estimated profit at the optimal level is about Rp. 19.516.800 per hectare per cropping season. Milkfish aquaculture area in Tanjung Pasir has contributed to the economy of Tangerang Regency and economic impact to local communities. Moreover, its contribution considerable because the Location Quotient value is greater than 1 and Keynesian Income Multiplier value is 0,06.
Keyword: Milkfish Ponds, Tanjung Pasir Village, Multiplier effect, Location Quotient, Optimization

Judul: Kelayakan Usaha Pancing Rawai di Pangkalan Pendaratan Ikan Tanjung Pasir Kabupaten Tangerang
Abstrak: The development of small scale fisheries in Indonesia is not quite grow because of difficult to getting loan. PPI Tanjung Pasir is dominated by small scale long line fisheries. The objective of this research are to describe the fishing unit, productivity and financial feasibility. This research used descriptive method. The result showed that long liner was 3-4 GT wood boat, with lenght: 7.5-10 m, width: 2-3 m, and draft 1-2 m. There were 3 fishermen in one fishing unit. The lenght of long line is 3 000-4 000 m, aproximately the number of hook were 600-1 000. Composition of long line catches were dominated by white snapper (Lates carcarifer). Productivity per trip was 28.09 kg/trip/year, boat productivity was 1.899 ton/GT/year, gear productivity (hook rate) was 0.05 fish/trip/boat, and fisherman productivity was 9.36 kg/man/trip. Based on investment analysis, R/C ratio was 1.11, payback period was 2.36 year, ROI was 42%, NPV Rp30 253 594, IRR 51.30% and Net B/C ratio was 2.01. Refers to productivity and financial analysis, Tanjung Pasir long line business is feasible to be continued and expanded.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Tanjung Pasir, productivity, long line, feasibility business

Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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