Judul: Penambahan kalsium pada ransum terhadap performa produksi telur ayam wareng Tangerang yang dipelihara secara intensif
Abstrak: Produktivitas ayam Wareng Tangerang yang relatif lebih tinggi dengan konsumsi ransum yang lebih rendah dari ayam lokal lainnya merupakan keuntungan babi peternak, akan tetapi telur yang dihasilkan mempunyai kerabang telur yang tipis. Kualitas kerabang telur dapat ditingkatkan melalui penambahan kalsium pada ransum komersial. Kalsium merupakan unsur mineral makro yang berperan penting dalam tubuh. Pada ayam petelur, kalsium berperan dalam pembentukan kerabang telur.
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Judul: Performans domba yang diberi ransum sabun kalsium
Abstrak: Penambahan lemak ke dalam ransum dapat meningkatkan palatabilitasnya, sehingga diharapkan dapat meningkatkan konsumsi dan produktivitas ternak. Akan tetapi penambahan lemak ke dalam ransum secara langsung dan dalam jumlah yang terlalu banyak dapat mengganggu proses didalam saluran pencernaan ternak ruminansia. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh lemak yang diproteksi dalam bentuk sabun kalsium terhadap performans domba. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Laboratorium Lapang Nutrisi Termak Daging dan Kerja (kandang B) Departemen Ilmu Nutrisi dan Teknologi Pakan, Fakultas Peternakan, Institut Pertanian Bogor. Penelitian ini menggunakan domba jantan lokal sebanyak 16 ekor. Ransum basal terdiri dari rumput lapang dan konsentrat dengan perbandingan bahan kering 25:75. Jenis ransum perlakuan adalah sebagai berikut: RO= Konsentrat + rumput (kontrol), R1= R0+ 1,5% sabun Kalsium, R2=R0+ 3% sabun Kalsium, R3=R0+4,5% sabun kalsium. Domba diberi perlakuan selama 5 bulan. Percobaan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok dengan 4 perlakuan dan 4 kelompok ternak berdasarkan bobot badan. Tiap perlakuan terdiri atas 4 ekor domba sebagai kelompok (ulangan). Parameter yang diukur meliputi: konsumsi bahan kering (konsumsi energi dan protein), pertambahan bobot badan, konversi pakan dan konsumsi air minum. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada fase pertumbuhan perlakuan berpengaruh sangat nyata menurunkan konsumsi ransum (P<0,01) dan berpengaruh nyata menurunkan pertambahan bobot badan (P<0,05), tetapi tidak memberikan pengaruh terhadap konversi ransum dan konsumsi air minum. Pada fase penggemukan, semua perlakuan tidak berpengaruh nyata, kecuali konsumsi ransum. Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa penambahan sabun kalsium dalam ransum nyata menurunkan konsumsi dan produktivitas ternak pada fase pertumbuhan.
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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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