Judul: Formulasi dan Analisis Finansial Produk Mellorin dengan Minyak Kelapa Murni (VCO)
Abstrak: The objective of this study was to investigate the formulation of mellorine using virgin coconut oil (VCO) and it’s financial feasibility. Stabilizers that used in mellorine product were selected by panelists using difference scale 1 – 5. Panelists evaluated mellorine for aroma, flavor, mouth melting, and overall liking. The accepted stabilizers for mellorin is CMC. Mellorin products were selected by panelists using difference test. The most acceptable mellorine product was made from 2/3 (of total fat) VCO with CMC as stabilizer and 12 percent of sucrose combined with 4 percent of glucose as sweetener. The product had 62,15 percent of moisture, 0,81 percent of ash, 3,99 percent of protein, 12,61 percent of fat, 20,42 percent carbohydrate and 3,7 x 104 colonies/gram of total plate count. Financial feasibility of this product at 13 percent interest rate resulted in feasible decision with Rp. 26.183.013,22 of NPV, 44 percent of IRR, 1,44 of net B/C Ratio, 0,6 years of PBP, and 80 percent of BEP.
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Judul: Karakteristik Fisik, Organoleptik, dan Kimia, Melorin Kacang Koro Pedang (Canavalia ensiformis L.)
Abstrak: This research was aimed to assess the influence of the types and concentrations of vegetable oil/fat to the physical, organoleptical, and chemical characteristics of jack bean mellorine. A completely randomized designed was used to study 2 factors (fat/oil types and concentrations). Four formulas studied were mellorine with soybean and coconut oil in 10 % and 15 % concentrations. The result showed that the viscosity (856.70 cP - 1193.33 cP), overrun (23.13 % - 29.12 %), and texture (4.50 mm/5 seconds – 8.80 mm/5 seconds) of the mellorine were increasing with the increase of oil concentration (p < 0.05) while the melting time was not affected by the oil types and concentrations (p > 0.05). Based on organoleptic analysis (colour, flavour, texture, taste, and overall), the data showed that the formulas were not significantly different (p > 0.05). Mellorine with 10 % coconut oil was chosen as best formula due to economical reason. The best formula of mellorine has moisture, ash, fat, protein, and carbohydrate content, were 74.03 ± 0.30 g/100 g, 0.28 ± 0.08 g/100 g, 11.39 ± 0.05 g/100 g, 1.44 g/100 g ± 0.00, and 24.25 ± 0.27 g/100 g respectively.
Keyword: oil/fat, mellorine, jack bean, characteristics

Judul: Dog Ticks Infestation and Its Correlation to Tick-Borne Diseases.
Abstrak: Ticks infestation on dog could lead to itchiness, anemia, skin disorders, and tick-borne diseases, such as Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Besides dogs, Ehrlichiosis were known to be zoonotic. Pre-mature stage tick life cycle that occur outside its host, will enhance contacts between ticks and human. The study of ticks infestation and tick-borne diseases on the dog is necessary, because it has not a lot of information about the diversity, prevalence and degree of ticks infestation in Indonesia. Ticks survey, included ticks sampling and dogs blood test were performed at Animal Police Directorate Security Agency (Baharkam) and Atang Sendjaja Air Force (ATS). Meanwhile ticks sampling also data of cases of ticks infestation and diseases transmitted obtained from 21 veterinary clinics in Bogor, Jakarta and Bandung. All ticks samples stored in bottles containing 70% alcohol for identification. Blood tests performed for Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis diagnosis. The identification results of the 950 ticks samples that obtained from 97 dogs of Baharkam, ATS and veterinary clinics in Bogor, Jakarta and Bandung, showed only one ticks species, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. This ticks belong to three-host tick, which require three hosts to complete its life cycle. Each ticks stage need a host, either same dog (if it is in place there is only one or a few dogs), as well as different dogs. Research in Baharkam conducted on 81 dogs (53 males and 28 females). The prevalence of dogs infested by ticks was 67.90%. The percentage of male dogs that infested by ticks are larger (69.81%) than female (64.29%). Based on Chi-Square test, there was no relationship between sex and breed of dog with degree of ticks infestation. Generally dogs infested with mild infestation category (41.98%), meanwhile moderate category was 18.52%, 2.47% high and 4.94% very high. The dog’s body region that the most infested by R. sanguineus was dog's back. Probably these body regions were be preferred because they are less accessible for the dog to remove them with its paws. Collection of ticks with tick-drag on Baharkam grass field showed positive results on the field that was more often used to practice by dogs. The samples that obtained was larvae stage ticks with density 152 larvae on 215m2 area of the field. Adult stage ticks and several adult females which laying eggs on the cage wall were obtained in the dog kennels. Whole of male and female ATS dogs infested with ticks (14 dogs). In general, dogs infested with very high infestation category was 64.29%, compared by high degree category (21.43%) and moderate (14.29%). Ticks predilection were found mostly on the dog’s head – neck. On ATS grass field did not reveal any ticks, but positively inside the kennels. It happens probably because dogs are rarely released from the kennel, so that the ticks was did drop-off inside the kennel. The total cases of ticks infestation of dogs at Bogor, Jakarta and Bandung veterinary clinics in 2008 until June 2013 as many as 731 cases. In general, there was an increases of the ticks infestation prevalence at three cities in that range
Keyword: Anaplasma, Babesia, Ehrlichia canis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus