Judul: Analisis Sikap, Kepuasan dan Loyalitas Petani terhadap Penggunaan Benih Unggul Jagung Komposit di Sulawesi Selatan
Abstrak: Corn is a strategic commodity in developing agriculture in Indonesia. Increasing national corn production could be achieved by increasing productivity, planting area and use of high yielding varieties. Seed producers are expected to provide seeds of varieties that meet the needs and preferences of farmers. The main factor to be considered in the development of corn high yielding varieties is farmers preference to select and use the appropriate seeds. The use of composite corn seed is an alternative way to increase corn production in South Sulawesi. The purpose of this study are: 1) identify the characteristics, attitudes and behaviours of farmers toward the use of corn seed, 2) analyze the latent variable and dominant indicator variable in building farmers satisfaction and loyalty, and 3) analyze the relationship between farmers satisfaction and loyalty in using composite corn seed. Type of data collected is primary data obtained by survey method using questionnaires. The respondents of this study are 40 corn farmers (ever use local, composite and hybrid corn). Data are analyzed with Fishbein multi attributes approach to determine farmer’s attitude. The other 120 farmers who use composite corn seeds are taken and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach to determine relationship between satisfaction and loyalty. The results show that farmer’s attitudes toward composite corn seed tend to be better than those to hybrid corn seed and local corn seed. Based on the SEM analysis, satisfaction variables have relationship with farmers loyalty in the use of composite corn seed in South Sulawesi.
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Judul: Analisis sikap, kepuasan, dan loyalitas petani terhadap benih kedelai di Desa Sukasirna, Kecamatan Sukaluyu, Kabupaten Cianjur
Abstrak: Soybean is one of the most three important food after rice and corn. The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics, decision-making processes, attitudes, satisfaction, and loyalty of farmers in the use of improved varieties of soybean seeds in the village Sukasirna. The method of analysis used in this study is descriptive analysis method, multiatribut Fishbein, Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI), Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) and Loyalty Pyramid. Based on Fishbein multiatribut obtained Dapros soybean seed is the seed of improved varieties preferred by farmers compared Grobogan and Orba. Based on Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) has been obtained by the farmer respondents were satisfied with the performance of improved varieties of soybean seed attributes Dapros compared Grobogan and Orba. Based on the analysis of customer loyalty, loyal farmer respondents terdahap superior varieties of soybean seed Dapros compared Grobogan and Orba
Keyword: soybean., satisfaction, loyalty, behavior, Attitude

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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