Background: Low birth weight babies (LBW) are defined as babies with birth weights below 2,500 grams. The incidence of LBW in South Sumatra has increased dramatically in recent years. This increase needs to be evaluated because LBW is an indicator of maternal health, nutrition, delivery services, and poverty. LBW conditions became the largest contributor to the cause of neonatal death by 37% in…
Chili (Capsicum annuum L.) is a vegetable commodity that has high economic value and high market demand. This causes the productivity of chili production in Indonesia to reach 20 tons/ha per year. Pollinating insects are indispensable in agriculture and play an important role in pollinating chili plants. This study used the census method with diagonal sampling in which there were 5 sampling poi…
Sweet corn (Zea mays) is an important cereal food crop that is widely cultivated in the world and its production amount can exceed other cereal crops. The need for corn continues to increase along with the use of corn as a food, feed, or industry. The pollination process in flowering plants such as corn is almost 67% pollinated by pollinating insects or also known as pollinator insects. This re…
Pepper plant is a plantation commodity that plays an important role in export and import activities. This research was conducted with the aim of knowing the types of pepper pests at dead and live stages in Beruas Village, Simpang Katis District, Bangka Belitung Islands Province. This study used the direct observation method on pepper cultivation using dead and live rates. The number of plants o…
Chili plants were a horticultural crop that was in great demand because people's needs continue to increase. The many obstacles to fulfilling the community's need for chilies are inseparable from attacks by pests and plant diseases (pathogens). The price of these plant products was very high in the market so that farmers were trying hard to control these pests and diseases. This study aims to e…
This study aims to determine the effect of temulawak extract (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb) on the performance of broiler chickens. This research was held from August to September 2022 in the experimental animal farm laboratory of the Department of Animal Technology and Industry, Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University. Eighty (80) daily old chicken of Lohmann MB-202 strains obtained from PT.…
Broilers are a type of broiler chicken that is commonly produced due to their quick harvest period and ease of upkeep, allowing them to be marketed in a relatively short amount of time. Temulawak is a traditional plant that is frequently utilized as a herbal medicine by the people of Indonesia. Temulawak can be utilized for animals as well as a herbal medicine since it contains secondary metabo…
Ternak ruminansia merupakan salah satu jenis ternak yang mampu memberikan kontribusi yang besar dalam kesejahteraan manusia dengan memberikan protein hewani yang paling potensial melalui daging dan susu. Salah satu strategi yang dapat dilakukan untuk mempertahankan dan meningkatkan kemampuan tingkat produktivitas ternak ruminansia adalah dengan melakukan suatu kajian vegetasi hijauan di padang …
This research was carried out for 35 days in the Experimental Cage of the Animal Husbandry Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University. This study aimed to determine the effect of temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb) juice addition which was fed forcibly to broiler chickens. This study used 80 broiler strains of Lohmann MB-202 obtained from PT. Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk (JAPF…
This study aims to determine the administration of fermented herbs in drinking water on the relative weight of the digestive tract of broiler chicken. This research was conducted for 35 days at the Experimental Cage Laboratory of the Animal Husbandry Study Program, Department of Animal Technology and Industry, Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University. The livestock used in this study were 6…
This study was aimed to determine the effect of giving fermented herbs to the internal organs and mortality of broiler chickens. This research was carried out for 35 days in the experimental cage laboratory of the Animal Husbandry Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University. used in this study used a completely randomized design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 5 replications. Treatm…
This study aimed to determine the effect of concentration of fruit juice and duration of immersion on the physical and chemical characteristics of nata de coco colored with senduduk fruit (Melatosma malabathricum L.). The experiment was designed as a Factorial Completely Randomized Design (RALF) with two treatment factors and each treatment was repeated three times. The first factor was concent…
The purpose of study was to determine the effect of dilution and fruit parts cucumber (Cucumis melo L.) to the physical and chemical characteristics of the resulting nata de cucumber suri. This research was conducted from November 2022 to January 2023 at the Chemistry, Processing, and Sensory Laboratory of Agricultural Products Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sriw…
This study aims to find the best formulation of the water phase as a by-product of VCO and coconut water as raw material for nata fermentation. The study used a completely randomized factorial design (RALF) with two treatment factors, namely the coconut water formulation and the water phase and the fermentation time. Each treatment was repeated three times. Parameters observed consisted of yiel…
South Sumatra save high diversity of orchid, one of them is Isau-Isau Wildlife Conservation. This area has various types of plants, including orchids. Diversity orchids in the area have not gotten any attention, so the data regarding orchids in the Isau-Isau Wildlife Conservation, especially in Resort Conservation Area IX Lawang Agung Village, Mulak Ulu Districts, Lahat Regency, South Sumatra s…
Penelitian mengenai keanekaragaman fauna di Indonesia sangat menarik untuk dibahas karena Indonesia merupakan negara dengan sebutan mega biodiversity country. Keanekaragaman fauna yang paling tinggi di Indonesia salah satunya adalah Mamalia. Sekitar 720 spesies mamalia terdapat di Indonesia dan 35% atau sekitar 252 spesies mamalia di Indonesia terdapat di Pulau Sumatera dan merupakan posisi ked…
Bats (Chiroptera) are the only type of mammals that can fly. Bats have high mobility in foraging activities such as flowers, fruit, nectar, and insects at night. The Isau-Isau Wildlife Reserve (WR) Sumur Tinggi Area has a function as a protection area. Information about bats in Isau-Isau WR is not available until now. This study aims to determine and identify the types of bats in the Isau-Isau …
Swamp buffalo is a type of large ruminant livestock that has a number of advantages that are beneficial to local communities, but unfortunately buffalo have not received enough attention by the Indonesian people in general. The aim of this study was to analyze the daily behavior of the swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis carabanesis). The results of this study are expected to provide information and…
Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest area that has a lot of diversity of animal species, one of which is the diversity of bird species. The Isau-Isau Wildlife Sanctuary is an area with a mountainous rainforest type that is a habitat for birds in South Sumatra. Some areas of the Isau-Isau Wildlife Sanctuary are experiencing encroachment such as poaching and land conversion. This study was conducted to…
The use of maggot Hermentia illucens L. has recently increased among the public. Cultivation or rearing of the black army fly H. illucens has commercial prospects in the industrial sector (animal feed, medicine, cosmetics, sewage treatment, and organic liquid fertilizer), but still has various obstacles. This will result in a low population in the mass production of H. illucens flies. The study…
Suaka Margasatwa Padang Sugihan is a conservation forest area and includes an PusatLatihan Gajah. Elephant feces found in the SM Padang Sugihan PLG area were left to become a substrate for other organisms such as the fungus group. Coprophilous fungi are a large group of unique saprobic fungi that are able to adapt to grow and thrive in herbivorous manure. Among herbivorous feces, elephant feces…
The silvery langur (Trachypithecus cristatus) is one of the species of the Order Primate, Family Cercopithecidae and belongs to the Genus Trachypithecus. The silvery langur is a diurnal animal that is active during the day. This silvery langur lives in groups of 10 to 40 individuals consisting of one adult male langur and female langurs who communally raise langurs. Adult male langurs protect t…