Judul: Persentase Bagian Pangan dan Non Pangan Itik Mandalung pada Berbagai Umur
Abstrak: Untuk mendapatkan persentase susut pemotongan yang kecil dalam usaha produksi daging unggas, umur pemotongan ternak, mempunyai pengaruh yang besar. Umur pelnotongan yang ideal adalah yang penyusutannya paling kecil, efisien dalam penggunaan pakan dan kualitas karkasnya bagus.
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Judul: Persentase Karkas dan Non Karkas Itik Mandalung Persilangan Entok dengan Itik Cihateup pada Umur Berbeda
Abstrak: Permintaan daging itik yang meningkat memerlukan adanya terobosan untuk menghasilkan itik yang mampu tumbuh cepat dan memproduksi daging tinggi, salah satunya dengan menyilangkan entok (E) jantan dan itik betina cihateup (C). Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi persentase karkas, non karkas, dan efisiensi ekonomi hasil persilangan kedua spesies unggas tersebut (EC) pada 3 umur pemotongan. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan 78 ekor itik mandalung EC yang dibagi menjadi 3 perlakuan umur potong (8, 10, dan 12 minggu) dan 9 kelompok. Data dianalisis menggunakan ANOVA dan uji duncan. Itik mandalung EC dipelihara intensif dengan pemberian pakan komersial dan pemberian air minum ad libitum. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bobot potong, bobot karkas, bobot dada, dan bobot punggung pada umur 8 minggu sangat nyata (P<0.01) lebih kecil dari pada 10 dan 12 minggu, sedangkan umur tidak berpengaruh terhadap bobot paha. Umur potong juga mempengaruhi rasio daging dan tulang dada, namun tidak mempengaruhi rasio daging dan tulang paha. Umur berpengaruh sangat nyata P<0.01) pada persentase kaki dan persentase giblet tetapi tidak berpengaruh terhadap bobot dan persentase lemak abdominal. Umur pemotongan itik mandalung EC yang tepat yaitu umur 8 minggu karena bobot potong yang dicapai telah memenuhi selera konsumen dan pemeliharaannya lebih efisien.
Keyword: mandalung EC, persentase karkas dan non karkas, umur pemotongan

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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