Judul: Pengaruh sumber khitin dan perkusor karnitin serta minya ikan lemuru terhadap kadar lemak dan kolesterol serta asam lemak omega-3 ayam broiler
Abstrak: Perhatian masyarakat terhadap lemak dan kolesterol menjadi makin besar terutama setelah diketahui bahwa mengkonsumsi lemak yang berlebihan akan mempengaruhi kesehatan, tidak saja terhadap meningkatnya penyakit jantung koroner, tetapi akhir-akhir ini diinformasikan juga terhadap penyakit kanker, diabetes dan tekanan darah tinggi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh daging ayam broiler yang rendah kadar lemak dan kolesterolnya, namun cukup mengandung asam lemak omega-3. Selama ini daging ayam broiler selalu dituduh sebagai sumber lemak yang merugikan kesehatan manusia, namun dengan adanya penelitian ini akan diperoleh daging ayam broiler yang bebas dari residu bahan kimia yang sangat didambakan oleh masyarakat konsumen dan sangat bermanfaat untuk kesehatan manusia sebagai potensi sumberdaya pembangunan.
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Judul: Profil Lipid Darah, Omega-3, dan Omega-6 Daging Ayam Broiler yang Mengandung Minyak Ikan Lemuru dan Minyak Sawit dalam Ransum
Abstrak: Ayam broiler memiliki pertumbuhan cepat yang diiringi juga dengan pertumbuhan lemak. Kandungan lemak dalam karkas yang tinggi menjadi perhatian khusus bagi konsumen dan produsen ternak. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penambahan minyak ikan lemuru dan minyak sawit dalam ransum terhadap profil lemak darah, omega-3 dan omega-6 dalam daging ayam broiler. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan 4 perlakuan dan 5 ulangan, yang masing-masing ulangan diisi 10 ekor broiler. Perlakuan terdiri dari P0 = ransum mengandung minyak sawit 3% + minyak ikan lemuru 0%, P1= ransum mengandung minyak sawit 2% + minyak ikan lemuru 1%, P2 = ransum mengandung minyak sawit 1% + minyak ikan lemuru 2% dan P3= ransum mengandung minyak sawit 0% + minyak ikan lemuru 3% . Data profil lipid darah, omega-3 dan omega-6 dianalisis dengan analisis ragam (ANOVA), hasil yang signifikan diuji lanjut dengan uji Duncan. Dilakukan analisis regresi kuadratik untuk mengetahui hubungan kolesterol darah dengan kolesterol daging broiler. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak terdapat perbedaan yang nyata pada trigliserida, LDL, HDL, dan omega-6 antar perlakuannya tetapi berbeda nyata pada kadar omega-3 daging broiler. Pemberian minyak sawit dan minyak ikan lemuru sampai taraf 3% dalam ransum mampu meningkatkan kadar omega-3 dalam daging ayam broiler.
Keyword: lipid darah, minyak ikan lemuru, minyak kelapa sawit, omega-3, omega-6

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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