Judul: Hubungan Karakteristik Petani Kedelai dengan Kepuasan Mereka pada Bimbingan Penyuluhan Pertanian di Kabupaten Lahat Sumatera Selatan
Abstrak: The satisfaction of the soybean farmers in agriculture extension activity is an emotional situation, that is when their needs are met through agricultural extension activities. The objectives of the study were: (1) to describe the soybean farmers’ characteristics, (2) to identify the satisfaction of soybean farmers through agricultural extension activities, and (3) to analyze relationship between the soybean farmers’ characteristics and their satisfaction in agriculture extension activities. The research applied descriptive correlation and population covered with soybean farmers in Lahat regency. The number of the respondents are 66 soybean farmers in Lahat regency were took with proportional random sampling. The data were collected on May to June 2007. The data were analyzed using Konkordansi Kendall W test. The results of this research were: mostly soybean farmers had old age, low education formal or achieved only at elementary school, moderat experience in farming, medium land property,less interaction with agricultural extension educator, high consumption of media, low access in credit fund, moderate in training activities and high cosmopolitanism. The soybean farmers satisfy in agriculture extension activities with regard to: (1) agricultural informations, (2) training, (3) develop and improve farmer institution, (4) application of extension methods. Meanwhile less in: (1) guiding on farming, (2) application of a technology, (3) planning of agricultural extension education, (4) sufficiency of production means, technology and marketing. There was high significant correlation between farmer characteristics and their satisfaction in agricultural extension activities.
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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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