Judul: Evaluasi Nutrisi dan Fermentabilitas In Vitro Ransum yang Mengandung Empat Hijauan Pakan Sapi Perah di Kabupaten Kuningan dan Kabupaten Garut.
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi produksi, kandungan nutrisi empat hijauan pakan pada lokasi yang berbeda yaitu di Kabupaten Kuningan dan Kabupaten Garut. Mengevaluasi kualitas secara in vitro empat hijauan pakan dalam ransum untuk ternak sapi perah. Percobaan I dilakukan untuk mengevaluasi empat spesies hijauan pakan yaitu Indigofera sp, Brachiaria decumbens cv. Mulato (rumput mulato), Pennisetum purpureum cv. Mott (rumput odot), dan Pennisetum purpureum cv. Schumach (rumput gajah taiwan) melalui pengukuran produksi bahan kering, komposisi proksimat (BK, Abu, PK, LK, SK, dan BETN), NDF, ADF, dan mineral (Ca dan P). Sementara itu, percobaan II dilakukan untuk mengevaluasi secara in vitro melalui penggunaan perlakuan P0: 60% Rumput Gajah + 40% konsentrat (kontrol); P1: 30% Indigofera + 30% RM + 14% RO + 26% RGT; P2: 20% Indigofera + 30% RM + 30% RO + konsentrat; P3: 20% Indigofera + 28% RO + 29.6% RGT + konsentrat; dan P4: 20% Indigofera + 30% RM + 27.6% RGT + konsentrat (RM: rumput mulato, RO: rumput odot, dan RGT: rumput gajah taiwan) untuk mendapatkan koefisien cerna bahan kering dan bahan organik, konsentrasi VFA total, serta konsentrasi amonia (NH3). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan ransum dengan proporsi 30% Indigofera + 30% RM + 40% RO + 26% RGT (P1) berpotensi untuk digunakan sebagai ransum sapi perah karena menghasilkan nilai koefisien cerna bahan kering dan bahan organik, konsentrasi VFA total, serta konsentrasi NH3 yang terbaik.
Keyword: Brachiaria decumbens cv. Mulato, Indigofera sp, in vitro,, Pennisetum purpureum cv. Mott, Pennisetum purpureum cv. Schumach, sapi perah

Judul: Evaluasi Produksi dan Kualitas Hijauan Pakan di Kelompok Peternak Sapi Perah Kabupaten Kuningan Jawa Barat.
Abstrak: Beberapa jenis hijauan pakan potensial dikembangkan di kelompok peternak di Kuningan untuk memperbaiki keragaman sapi perah. Penelitian bertujuan mengevaluasi produksi dan kualitas hijauan pakan di kelompok peternak sapi perah yang berada di tiga lokasi penanaman yang berbeda yaitu di Gunung Keling, Parigi dan Cigeureung Kabupaten Kuningan Jawa Barat. Penelitian ini dimulai dari bulan Oktober 2016 sampai Februari 2017. Hijauan pakan tersebut terdiri dari Indigofera zollingeriana, Brachiaria ruziziensis dengan Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu (Rumput Mulato), Setaria splendida, Pennisetum purpureum Schumach cv Taiwan (Rumput Taiwan), Panicum maximum dan Pennisetum purpureum Shcum. cv. Mott (Rumput Odot). Analisis data menggunkan analisi deskriptif dan data kualitatif. Variabel yang dilihat adalah berat bahan kering, KA, PK, SK, Abu, ADF, NDF, mineral Ca, P, KCBK dan KCBO. legum Indigofera zollingeriana memiliki produksi bahan kering 1.85 ton ha-1 sedangkan pada rumput, rumput taiwan memiliki produksi tertinggi yaitu 9.51 ton ha-1. Legum Indigofera zollingeriana dan rumput odot merupakan kualitas yang baik dari hijauan pakan.
Keyword: produksi hijauan, kualitas hijauan, kabupaten kuningan jawa barat

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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