Judul: Analisis Kelayakan usaha Burung Lovebird (Agapornis) studi Kasus: Usaha Bapak Tono di Tuban, Jawa Timur
Abstrak: Lovebird (Agapornis) is a commodity that is just entering the domestic market and abroad several years with a competitive advantage in the national economy. One breeder in Tuban is Mr. Tono’s. The opportunity to meet the demand of collectors and hobbyists has encouraged to conduct business. The purpose of this study was to analyze the feasibility of raising Lovebird of Mr. Tono’s business in terms of nonfinancial and financial aspects. Data processing was done qualitatively and quantitatively. Based on the results of the analysis of non-financial aspects Mr. Tono’s business was feasible because there are no obstacles in the market aspects, technical aspects, management aspects, legal aspects, environmental and social aspects. Meanwhile, according to the calculation of the financial aspects Mr. Tono’s business was feasible with NPV value of Rp1 717 985 715.50, Net B/C of 3.132 , IRR of 53.46 percent, and a payback period 3 years 8 month 18 days.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), investment criteria, non-financial analysis, change

Judul: Analisis Kelayakan Usaha Budidaya Burung Kenari (Kasus: Usaha Asoy D' Canary)
Abstrak: Birds chirping canary become the most popular pet among other domesticated birds chirping reached 424,000 head in Java and Bali is based on research conducted by Jepson and Ladle (2006). One cultivators canary in Bogor is Mr. Asep Permana who named his ranch Asoy D'Canary. The opportunity to meet the demand of a fellow hobbyist encourage businesses to conduct business. The purpose of this study was to analyze the feasibility of cultivation canary with business case studies Asoy D'Canary review of aspects of nonfinancial and financial aspects. Based on the results of the analysis showed that the nonfinancial aspects of the business Asoy D'Canary feasible, because there are no factors that inhibit the production activities Asoy D 'Canary from every aspect. While based on the analysis of the financial aspects of the cultivation of canary Asoy D 'Canary worth the effort with the value of the investment criteria of Net Present Value (NPV) of Rp. 406,175,581, Net Benefit Cost Ratio (Net B / C) of 2.45, the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 29.11, Payback Period (PP) is 4.06. Maximum limit changes to decrease the amount of production and the increase in feed costs, respectively 44,08 and 390,64 percent.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), business feasibility, Canary birds

Judul: Karakteristik dan efektivitas penetrasi kafein terjebak dan tersalut nanopartikel kitosan sebagai antiselulit
Abstrak: Chitosan used as drug carrier because of is natural polycationic and easily modified in chemical and physical properties. In this research chitosan was chemically modified by coating and entrapping anti-cellulite active substance of caffeine and physically modified by minimizing chitosan particle size into nanoparticles size. The purpose of this research is to characterize the chitosan nanoparticles from its morphology, particle size, function of group, the value of adsorption efficiency, and effectiveness of chitosan nanoparticles against in vitro penetration of caffeine as anti-cellulite using Franz diffusion cell. The morphology characterization test of caffeine trapped in chitosan nanoparticles and caffeine coated by chitosan nanoparticles resulting a smooth surface, slight convex shape, and agglomerated particles; average size of particles are 232.74 nm and 226.62 nm respectively; the function group showed a shift of wave number of amide III groups (-CN) and hydroxyl groups (-OH); the caffeine adsorption efficiency are 51,35% and 64,63% respectively. The result of effective penetration are 1.089.65 ± 10.7 μg/cm2 and 2.170.03 ± 6.85 μg/cm2 respectively.
Keyword: chitosan nanoparticles., chitosan, caffeine, anti-cellulite