Judul: Ketahanan Pangan Rumah Tangga Petani Penghasil Beras Organik
Abstrak: Organic farming is very emphasized in using local input and decreasing external input. Therefore, farmers, who applied organic farming, were expected having a chance to increase their access of food. The study was designed to analyze level of household food security of farmers who yielding organic rice and identify landholding that supporting household food security. For that purposes, 61 samples of household were selected from farming households whose practicing organic farming in Ciburuy Village, Bogor Regency. The gathered data are including data on landholding, working capital, cooperation, education, purposes of practicing on organic farming, wasted management, knowledge of organic farming, organic rice productivity, income, food consumption and level of household food security. Food consumption is recalled in 1 X 24 hours and food frequency (weekly, monthly, and yearly) is used to obtain food consumption data. Household food security was determined based on level of energy consumption. Landholding that supporting household food security is determined based on rice consumption and household productivity. The analyses result of household food security showed that 85.2% of households were secure and 14.8% were insecure. Variables that significantly influenced household food security were income, knowledge of organic farming, organic rice productivity, purposes of practicing on organic farming, landholding, and waste management. Pearson correlation analyses showed that income, knowledge of organic farming, organic rice productivity, and landholding had significant effect toward household food security. Spearman correlation analyses showed that purposes of practicing on organic farming and waste management had significant association with household food security too. Based on daily average of energy sufficiency, land-man ratio should be 318 m2/person.
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Judul: Telaah Sosial dan Ekonomi Petani Padi Organik
Abstrak: Organic farming is a way of farming based on the utilization of natural ingredients derived from nature. Agricultural inputs and processes related to organic farming are green matures, bio-fertilizes, increased biomass, compostenriched land preparation and the implementation of integrated pest and disease control. Organic farming is expected to improve, safe and healthy food for humas who consume its products. This study uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches, such as using questionnaires and guides for in-depth interview. The purpose of this study are (1) to analyze the characteristics of organic rice farmers, (2) identify the role of the organizations contained in the organic farming system, (3) analyze the income levels of organic rice farmers, (4) identify the factors that inhibit and support organic rice farming. This study showed that in organic rice farming, farmers need larger land to increase their income. Another finding of this study is the importance of farmer organization for the success of organic farming and the increase of farmers’s income.
Keyword: increase in income., social economy of farmers, organic farming

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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