Judul: Pendugaan Prevalensi dan Faktor Risiko Koksidiosis pada Sapi Perah di Kabupaten Bandung
Abstrak: Bovine coccidiosis is one of the most widely distributed parasitic diseases of cattle throughout the world, and its infection of ruminants caused by Eimeria spp. Bandung district has highland areas and cooler climate, so that, in southern part of Bandung district becomes as a dairy farm center area which called Cooperation of South Bandung Dairy Farm (KPBS) Pangalengan. Dairy cattle is one of farming comodity which has high susceptibility to coccidiosis infection due to stress condition and poor sanitation causing great economical losses include reduced milk production. This study was conducted with a cross-sectional study design in dairy cattle of Bandung district from July, 2014 to January, 2015 which aimed to determine the prevalence, species composition, and associated risk factors with coccidiosis. Another aim of the study was to evaluate various factors such as: sex, age of the cattle and type of pen flooring influencing the number of Eimeria oocysts shedding in dairy farm. Samples were obtained from 400 dairy cattle (196, 37 and 167 for aged less than 6 months, 6-12 months and more than 12 months, respectively). Fecal samples were collected, examined and counted for prevalence, species composition and number of oocysts per gram of feces (OPG) to determine for Eimeria by McMaster technique. A questionnaire was completed for individual dairy cattle to record information about animal health and husbandry. OPG counts presented asymmetrical distribution and for this reason, the data were analyzed using a Mann-Whitney test for explanatory variable with 2 categorical factors and a Kruskal-Wallis test for explanatory variable with more than 2 categorical factors followed by Dunn test as a multiple comparison test. Meanwhile, associated factors with risk of Eimeria infection were performed by chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression models. Overall prevalence and mean of oocysts number of Eimeria in cattle was 179 (44.8%; Confidence Interval (CI) 95%: 40.0%-49.6%) and 286.8 opg (oocysts per gram of feces) (CI 95%: 135.7-437.8) respectively, while highest prevalence of Eimeria (67.3%; CI 95%: 60.8-73.9) was observed in calves aged less than 6 months. Ten species of Eimeria were identified in total infected cattle. Among the identified species of Eimeria, E. bovis was found to be highest prevalent species (42.5%), followed in order by E. wyomingensis, E. bukidnonensis, E. pellita, E. auburnensis, E. zuernii, E. cylindrica, E. canadensis, E. brasiliensis and E. alabamensis with prevalence of 39.1%, 32.4%, 26.3%, 19.6%, 17.3%, 3.9%, 3.9%, 3.4% and 1.1% respectively. Sex, age of the cattle and type of pen flooring have significantly effect (P<0.05) with the number of oocysts shed. Younger calves aged less than 6 months shed highest amounts of oocysts than older cattle. Coccidiosis prevalence in cattle aged more than 12 months had lower statistically significant difference (P<0.05) to calves aged less than 6 months and aged 6-12 months. The presence of an immature immune system in younger calves resulting in their higher susceptibility to coccidiosis. Among management and animal health practices, only floor type which had significantly association with the prevalence of Eimeria in cattle.
Keyword: coccidiosis, cross-sectional, dairy cattle, Eimeria, prevalence

Judul: Prevalensi Koksidiosis Pada Sapi Perah Di Kelompok Ternak Tirta Kencana Dan Baru Sireum, Cisarua, Kabupaten Bogor.
Abstrak: Koksidiosis adalah penyakit yang disebabkan oleh protozoa Eimeria sp. Terdapat dua tipe Eimeria patogen, Eimeria bovis and Eimeria zuernii. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menghitung besarnya prevalensi koksidiosis dan identifikasi jenis Eimeria sp. pada sapi perah (Tirta Kencana and Baru sireum). Salah satu metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode McMaster. Seratus sampel feses secara acak diambil dari kelompok ternak KUD Giri Tani (Tirta Kencana dan Baru Sireum). Sampel terdiri dari tiga jenis yaitu sampel dari sapi yang berumur kurang dari 6 bulan, berumur 6 sampai 12 bulan dan berumur lebih dari 12 bulan. Hasil menunjukkan prevalensi koksidiosis (Tirta Kencana dan Baru sireum) sebesar 47% (Selang Kepercayaan (SK) 95%; 37.2%- 56.7%) sedangkan prevalensi di tiap wilayah sebesar 58.3% (SK 95%; 49%- 68.3%) di Tirta Kencana dan 27% (SK 95%; 18.3%-35.7%) di Baru Sireum. Prevalensi tertinggi pada penelitian ini terdapat pada ternak berumur 6 sampai 12 bulan sebesar 92% (SK 95%; 87.0%-97.5%). Sebanyak tujuh spesies teridentifikasi dalam penelitian ini, yaitu E. bukidnonensis, E.wyomingensis, E. auburnensis, E. brasiliensis, E. canadensis, E. bovis dan E.zuernii.
Keyword: Coccidiosis, Dairy cattle, Eimeria bovis, Prevalence

Judul: Sintesis dan Pencirian Natrium Titanat (Na2Ti2O4(OH)2) Berbahan Dasar Titanium Dioksida
Abstrak: TiO2 can be utilized as basic material for synthesis of sodium titanate (Na2Ti2O4(OH)2). This research was purposed to synthesize and characterize sodium titanate from TiO2 rutile powder as a basic material. Sodium titanate was synthesized by hydrothermal process at temperature 130 °C by mixing TiO2 rutile powder with 5 M and 10 M NaOH solution, then each was calcinated at temperature 700 °C. The energy dispersive X-ray analysis showed that sodium titanate has been successfully synthesized. This result was also supported by functional group analysis with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrofotometer showing the existence of Ti-O-Na vibration band at 989.42 cm-1. The formation of sodium titanate was depend on the reaction condition such as temperature, reaction time, and NaOH concentration. Scanning electron microscope image indicated that sodium titanate synthesized at 130 °C in 20 hours reaction time with 10 M NaOH had crystal size of 99.37 nm.
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