Judul: Behavior, reproduction, and meat characteristics of white- Tail Rats (Maxomys Hellwandii)
Abstrak: This research was conducted to study behaviour, reproduction and meat characteristics, organoleptic test of white tail rats (Maxomys Hellwandii).The research was conducted in the native habitat of White tail rats in the forest of Minahasa, and in the farm outside the habitat in Tateli village of Pineleng District. The study was done for 12 months, using 190 rats consisted of 70 males and 120 females. Organoleptic test was done in the laboratory of Animal Husbandry of Sam Ratulangi University. The analysis of the meat physical and chemical properties was conducted in the Laboratory of Large Ruminant, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, and in the Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, IPB, Bogor. The research was conducted in four phases. The first phase was a preliminary periode to obtain information about wild white tail rats. The second phase was a study about food adaptation and behavior. The third phase was to study reproduction performance. The fourth phase was to study meat characteristic and organoleptic test. The result of the study in the original habitat showed that white tail forest rats adapted very well to environmental condition. Activity was done mostly in the evening (nocturnal) and the rats often found at wild piper, bamboo, and other fruit trees. During the day time the rats entered subterranean cave in bushes, in the roots of trees or at small stone cave. Activities done in the evening were coloning, grooming, resting, and playing. They ate most of all food types. The male rats consumed 3,89 g DM/head/day; while female rats consumed 3,34 g DM/head/day. The estrus cycle was 3 to 5 days, consisted of proestrus (12 hours), estrus (12 hours), metestrus (18-24 hours), and diestrus (45-54 hours). The carcass percentage were 59.17% for male rats, and 54.24% for female. Based on chemical properties, the meat of white tail rats had water and fat content lower than that of other domestic livestocks. The meat of white tail rats also had higher content of omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids. The content of free water in the meat of white tail rats was low as compared to that of beef, lamb, and napu. White tail rats meat can be accepted by people in the Regency of Minahasa and Manado City. This meat is prefer to dogs meat, pork, and beef.
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Judul: Performance of white white mice (Mus musculus) with the use of different cage sizes
Abstrak: Mencit putih (Mus musculus) merupakan hewan mamalia kecil yang sering digunakan sebagai hewan percobaan penelitian karena memiliki variasi genetik dan kemampuan reproduksi yang tinggi, relatif murah, mudah pemeliharaan, mudah didapat, dan ukurannya yang kecil membuat mencit putih mudah ditangani. Untuk mencapai ketersediaan mencit putih dengan performa dan produktivitas yang baik perlu memperhatikan manajemen pemeliharaan diantara nya kepadatan kandang. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengamati dan mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan kandang dengan ukuran yang berbeda pada performa mencit putih (Mus musculus). Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan tiga perlakuan yaitu kandang dengan ukuran kecil (30 x 24 x 10 cm); sedang (39 x 31 x 13 cm) dan; besar (46 x 36 x 16 cm) dengan masing-masing empat ulangan. Peubah yang diamati pertambahan bobot badan, jumlah konsumsi air minum, litter size dan mortalitas anak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan ukuran kandang memberikan pengaruh nyata (P<0,05) pada parameter yang diamati. Penggunaan kandang ukuran kecil menunjukkan hasil yang lebih baik pada litter size sebanyak 34,25 ekor dan jumlah konsumsi air minum tertinggi sebanyak 35,80 mL, kandang ukuran besar menunjukkan hasil yang lebih baik pada pertambahan bobot badan sebesar 25,56 g dan mortalitas paling rendah sebesar 0,5 ekor, White mice (Mus musculus) are small mammals that are often used as research experimental animals because they have genetic variation and high reproductive ability, are relatively inexpensive, easy to maintain, easy to obtain, and their small size makes white mice easy to handle. To achieve the availability of white mice with good performance and productivity, it is necessary to pay attention to maintenance management, including cage density. This study was conducted to observe and determine the effect of using cages of different sizes on the performance of white mice (Mus musculus). This study used a completely randomized design (CRD) with three treatments, namely a small cage (30 x 24 x 10 cm); medium (39 x 31 x 13 cm) and; large (46 x 36 x 16 cm) with four replications each. The observed variables were body weight gain, amount of drinking water consumption, litter size and child mortality. The results showed that the use of cage size had a significant effect (P<0.05) on the observed parameters. The use of small cages showed better results iii at 34.25 litter size and the highest amount of drinking water consumption was 35.80 mL, large cages showed better results in body weight gain of 25.56 g and the lowest mortality. of 0.5 tails
Keyword: body weight gain, cage size, child mortality, litter size, Mus musculus

Judul: Penyelesaian Persamaan Boussinesq Orde Empat Menggunakan Modifikasi Metode Ekspansi G'/G
Abstrak: Perambatan gelombang air pada fluida dangkal merupakan fenomena yang telah dimodelkan dalam bentuk matematis berupa persamaan Boussinesq. Persamaan Boussinesq merupakan persamaan gerak gelombang yang merambat dalam dua arah, ke kiri dan ke kanan. ...
Keyword: shallow water wave, traveling wave, Boussinesq equation