Judul: Persepsi Petani Terhadap Manfaat Hutan Rakyat di Kelompok Tani Asih, Desa Benteng, Kecamatan Ciampea, Kabupaten Bogor
Abstrak: Community forests was become a trend in society. One of the interesting issues of the development of community forests are its benefits. Community forests managements are not immune from problems. Farmer’s perceptions about the community forest will be a great influence for the community forest development, because perception is a basic of the formation of attitudes and behaviors. This study aims to describe the management of community forests and farmer's perceptions of the benefits of community forests. The study was conducted in Asih Farmers Group, District Ciampea. Method of selecting respondents in the census on members of farmer groups totaling 38 people. The first stage of the data processing is data tabulating, then performed a descriptive analysis. Results of this study indicate that there are three sub-systems in community forest management activities such as production sub system, processing sub system, and marketing sub system. Production sub system that done by farmers in the land preparation activities such as land clearing and preparation of the planting hole. The planting activities such as seedlings, plants spacing setup, without planting season, and fertilization. The maintenance activities through replanting, weeding, plowing, branch pruning, thinning, fertilization, and also pest and disease exterminating. Results of harvesting and processing activities that done alone was only for personal consumption. Trees are sold in the form of stands with an average price of Rp 300 000 every cubic. The social and economic perceived benefits of community forests has moderate to high criteria, while ecological benefit has high criteria.
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Judul: Persepsi, Motivasi dan Perilaku Masyarakat Sekitar Hutan dalam Pengelolaan Kawasan Hutan (Kasus Kawasan Hutan sekitar Desa Gunung Sari di Kecamatan Pamijahan, Kabupaten Bogor)
Abstrak: The existence of forests to local communities surrounding the forest area gives economic, ecological, and social benefits. Empowering communities is the one of the important thing to preserve forests. The study assess the perceptions, motivations and behavior in using and managing forests. The method has been used was a structured interview (questionnaire) by taking a purposive sampling respondents, observation and literary study. The level of public perception for the existence of forest in the village of Gunung Sari is relatively good, whereas the public perception of the value of the economic functions of forests as sources of timber and additional income for poor households. Furthermore, the biggest motivation (35.48%) to manage forests based on the theory of Maslow (1943) was due to the need of security (safety needs), while the biggest behavior motivation based on the theory of Gerungan (1967) was group motif with a percentage of 32.26%. Behavior of people who used and managed the forest have been shown by utilizing water resources well, planted of forest trees, and didn’t convert land of the forest.
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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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