Judul: Telaah Sosial dan Ekonomi Petani Padi Organik
Abstrak: Organic farming is a way of farming based on the utilization of natural ingredients derived from nature. Agricultural inputs and processes related to organic farming are green matures, bio-fertilizes, increased biomass, compostenriched land preparation and the implementation of integrated pest and disease control. Organic farming is expected to improve, safe and healthy food for humas who consume its products. This study uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches, such as using questionnaires and guides for in-depth interview. The purpose of this study are (1) to analyze the characteristics of organic rice farmers, (2) identify the role of the organizations contained in the organic farming system, (3) analyze the income levels of organic rice farmers, (4) identify the factors that inhibit and support organic rice farming. This study showed that in organic rice farming, farmers need larger land to increase their income. Another finding of this study is the importance of farmer organization for the success of organic farming and the increase of farmers’s income.
Keyword: increase in income., social economy of farmers, organic farming

Judul: Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Sikap Petani Padi Sawah terhadap Penerapan Pertanian Organik
Abstrak: Organic farming is one of the alternative solutions for environmental damage due to the use of synthetic materials input. Therefore, the objective of the study is to describe ricefield farmers attitude, to analyze attitudinal differences between non, semi, and organik ricefield farmers, to analyze the influencing factors on ricefield farmers attitude toward the implementation of organic farming. The study was conducted by survey methods on April 2013 in Magelang Subregency. 105 respondets was selected through sensus sampling and snowball sampling technique. The results shows that the ricefield farmers in Magelang Subregency are tends to have positive attitude towards the implementation of organic farming. Also, there is attitudinal differences among farmers. Non formal education, farming ecperience, capital ownership, acces to agricultural input material, and the values of the group has effect on the ricefield farmers attitude.
Keyword: organic farming, implementation, 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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