Judul: Infestasi cacing parasitik pada harimau (Panthera tigris) di Taman Rekreasi Margasatwa Serulingmas, Kebun Binatang Bandung, dan Taman Safari Indonesia
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk memeriksa keberadaan dan jenis cacing parasitik pada harimau (Panthera tigris) di Taman Rekreasi Margasatwa Serulingmas, Kebun Binatang Bandung, dan Taman Safari Indonesia. Sebanyak 35 ekor harimau yang diperiksa dari tiga lembaga konservasi eks situ, yaitu 4 ekor harimau benggala dari TRMS Serulingmas, 12 ekor (4 ekor harimau benggala dan 8 ekor harimau sumatera) dari Kebun Binatang Bandung, dan 19 ekor (4 ekor harimau benggala dan 15 ekor harimau sumatera) dari Taman Safari Indonesia. Semua sampel tinja yang diperoleh kemudian diperiksa melalui metode pendekatan kualitatif (pemeriksaan natif, pengapungan, dan sedimentasi) dan kuantitatif (menggunakan kamar hitung McMaster) guna mengetahui keberadaan telur cacing parasitik. Selain itu dilakukan pemupukan pada tinja yang positif terdapat telur strongyloid dan Strongyloides. Cacing parasitik yang ditemukan dari hasil penelitian adalah Toxocara, Toxascaris, Ancylostoma, Strongyloides, Trichostrongylus, Cooperia, dan Oxyuridae. Cacing Toxocara, Toxascaris, Ancylostoma, dan Strongyloides bersifat zoonosis. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa prevalensi kecacingan pada harimau di TRMS Serulingmas 100%, di KBB 50%, dan di TSI 47,4%. Cacing parasitik yang terdapat pada harimau di TRMS Serulingmas adalah Toxocara, Ancylostoma, Strongyloides, Trichostrongylus dan Cooperia. Cacing parasitik yang terdapat di KBB adalah Toxocara, Toxascaris, Ancylostoma, Trichostongylus, dan Oxyuridae. Cacing parasitik yang terdapat di TSI adalah Toxocara, Toxascaris, Ancylostoma, dan Oxyuridae.
Keyword: Tiger, Panthera tigris, Parasitic worms, Zoonotic, Bogor Agricultural University

Judul: Infeksi Cacing Gastrointestinal pada Harimau Sumatera (Panthera tigris sumatrae) di Taman Margasatwa Ragunan
Abstrak: The aim of this research was conducted to investigate the prevalence values and the intensity of infection of gastrointestinal helminths from Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in Ragunan Zoo. A total of 26 individual stool samples were collected from 26 tigers at 4 areas. These samples were examined using modified McMaster, simple floatation, and modified sedimentation techniques based on sex and age group. The result showed that the identified helminth eggs were Toxocara cati and Toxascaris leonina (Ascarid) and also Ancylostoma tubaeforme (Strongylid). There were 25 (96%) of the examined animals infected by Ascarid (96%) and Strongylid (68%). All male tigers (100%) were infected by Ascarid and 64% were infected by Strongylid. There were 83% female tigers infected by Ascarid and 67% infected by Strongylid. The prevalence of the age group of <5, 5-10, and >10 years old, consecutively indicated that 100%, 91%, and 83% were infected by Ascarid and 67%, 64%, and 67% were infected by Strongylid. The highest intensity of Ascarid infection (10625 EPG) was found in females while the highest intensity of Strongylid infection (3650 EPG) was found in males. Those intensity of infection were found in the age group of <5 years old.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Sumatran tiger, Ragunan zoo, gastrointestinal helminths

Judul: Membran polistirena dengan ragam suhu perendaman untuk pervaporasi alkohol
Abstrak: Polystyrene membrane with PLURONIC as porogen, can be utilized in alcohol pervaporation. The polystyrene membrane was made by reverse phase method which was started with making of polymeric mixed solution between polystyrene and PLURONIC in dichloromethane with 2 different compositions, i.e.-polystyrene :PLURONIC:dichloromethane 17:0:83 and 17:1:82. The solution was stirred up for 5 hours with ultrasonic and casted on the glass plate surface, and then it was immersed into water at 40, 50, and 60 oC. The highest pervaporation result was 90,2% alcohol purities at 50 oC immersion temperature. However, this result was not good enough because the alcohol purities was lower than the standard alcohol purities at 91,6%.
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