Judul: Formulation and Characterization of Analogue Rice made of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas), Sago Starch (Metroxylon sp), and Maize Flour (Zea mays)
Abstrak: Rice as the main carbohydrate source in Indonesia has created an unavoidable dependency. Constraints in consuming other carbohydrate sources are caused by unavailability of easy processed product, lack of nutrition knowledge and psychological readiness, and also lack of food product that can fulfill people’s taste. Therefore, food diversification needs a precise means so it can be consumed as staple food. Analogue rice is artificial rice made of non-rice and non-wheat raw material using twin screw extruder. Analogue rice made of sweet potato, sago starch, and maize flour has been formulated and characterized using hedonic test and physicochemical analysis. This analogue rice excellences are using low-processed sweet potato roots as one of the main ingredient, which consume less energy and consequently lower production cost, and high in thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, K, P, Fe, and Ca 2-3 times than polished rice from the combination of sweet potato, sago starch, and maize flour. The formulation for sweet potato pulp: sago starch: maize flour was 3: 1.5: 2.5. The analogue rice processing used cooking twin screw extruder at , furthermore its chemical compositions were examined. The result showed that the analogue rice contains 82.61% of carbohydrate, 0.83 ± 0.01 % of fat, 4.60 ± 0.16 % of protein, 10.26 ± 0.76 % of moisture, and 0.83 ± 0.02 % of ash. Addition of 0.1 % gelling agent hydrocolloid (alginate, carrageenan, konjac) improved the texture quality with carrageenan 0.1% decreased the hardness also konjac 0.1% increased the stickiness, however did not improve the hydration properties of analogue rice.
Keyword: gelling agent hydrocolloid, sago starch, sweet potato, analogue rice

Judul: Development of Rice Analogues from White Corn, Sorghum and Soy and Its Potential as a Functional Food
Abstrak: Development of rice analogues is one of the alternatives to support diversification program. Rice analogues is an artificial rice, shaped like rice grains and can be made from non-rice flours. One of rice analogues raw materials is corn. Corn is second carbohydrate source after rice and contain high level protein (7-12%). The utilization of white corn pulut harapan variety that contain low amylose and lokal variety white corn that contain moderate level of amylose is aimed to produce rice analogues with not too pera and sticky texture. Sorghum and soy flour are also used to develop rice analogues as functional food. Sorghum contains high protein (11.61%) and high fiber (4.09%). Soy flour contains high protein (above 35%) and low glycemic index (GI = 21). Extrusion technology was used to produce rice analogues because of the process effectiveness and because it produces rice analogues that is similar to conventional rice. The purpose of this study were: (1) to characterize the raw materials, (2) to obtain the best rice analogues formulation, physicochemical properties, and sensory quality, (3) to produce rice analogues from white corn and sorghum with the addition of soy flour, and (4) to analyze the glycemic index of rice analogues. The study was conducted in several stages: (1) preparation and characterization of raw materials, (2) formulation of rice analogues from white corn and determination the best composition of the ingredients, (3) evaluation of glycemic index of selected rice analogues. The best rice analogues formula based on the sensory test was composed of pulut and local corn (4.3% : 65.7%) and sago starch 30%. Its containing 5.35% dietary fiber so it can be used as a food source of dietary fiber. Rice analogues from white corn and sorghum raw material and soy flour potential as a functional food because were resistant starch (2.59% - 3.31%), total phenol (0.18 – 0.25 mg GAE/g sampel) and it can be used as a food source of dietary fiber (5.35% – 6.14%). Rice analogues from white corn raw material (JP) and white corn and soy flour (JPK) raw materials were selected for glycemic index test. The analysis results of JP and JPK formulation respectively were resistant starch 2.59% and 3.28%, total phenol 0.24 mg GAE/g sampel and 0.25 mg GAE/g sampel, total dietary fiber 5.35% and 5.84%. Glycemic index of JP rice analogues was 69 while JPK rice analogues was 50.
Keyword: Rice analogues, white corn, sorghum, soy, extrusion

Judul: Babesiosis pada kuda
Abstrak: Babesiosis pada kuda adalah penyakit menular yang di- sebabkan oleh Babesia caballi dan Babesia equi, yaitu pa- rasit protozoa perusak sel darah yang termasuk dalam genus Babesia. B. equi diduga oleh beberapa ahli termasuk dalam genus Theileria. Karena itu klasifikasi genus Babesia di- bicarakan dan siklus hidup B. caballi dan B. equi diulas. Kuda pada semua umur dapat terserang oleh dua parasite tersebut di atas. Tetapi kuda-kuda yang sudah dewasa (tua) lebih rentan jika dibandingkan dengan kuda-kuda yang masih muda. Kasus-kasus yang paling sering dijumpai adalah kasus-kasus yang bersifat akut walaupun kasus-kasus yang bersifat perakut, subakut dan kronik kadang-kadang terlihat. Serangan oleh parasit Babesia biasanya menyebabkan kerusаkan sel darah merah yang hebat sehingga kuda-kuda yang terserang menderita anemia hebat yang dapat menyebabkan kematian bila tidak segera diobati. Untuk mengatasi hal tersebut perlu dilakukan diagnosis yang tepat dan sedini mungkin. Diagnosis dapat dilakukan dengan cara memeriksa gejala-gejala klinik, preparat ulas darah, inokulasi hewan lain dan dengan mengadakan pemeriksaan secara serologik. Gejala-gejala klinik babesiosis pada kuda yang bersifat akut yang paling sering terlihat, ialah : nafsu makan menurun/hilang, lesu, bulu suram dan tidak mau bergerak. Kuda yang dilepaskan di padang rumput akan mengasingkan diri dan jalan sempoyongan. Faeces yang keluar berwarna cok- lat gelap, diselaputi lendir yang berwarna kekuningan dan urimenya berwarna merah tua. Temperatur tubuh meningkat menjadi 39.5 - 41°C dan pulsus meningkat. Terlihat dispnoe, perdarahan petechi pada mukosa membrana nictitans dan conjunctiva yang lebih pucat dari normal dan juga icteris. Kasus-kasus yang bersifat subakut gejala-gejalanya lebih ringan, tetapi bila tidak segera diobati maka gejala- gejala tersebut secara cepat menjadi hebat. Persendian lutut dan persendian gelang puyuh membengkak dan padanya ter- lihat oedema. Pada abdomen, dada dan kepala juga dapat di- temukan oedema. Gejala-gejala klinik yang terlihat pada kasus kronik adalah penurunan kondisi tubuh kuda secara progresif walaupun diberi makan yang banyak. Perubahan temperatur tidak jelas, nafsu makan berubah-ubah, icterus tidak jelas dan anemia mungkin hanya dapat dideteksi dengan menghitung sel darah merah dan kadar hematocrit…dst
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