The Faculty of Animal Science at UGM has entered into a partnership with LPER (Institute for People’s Economic Empowerment) Teluria regarding small-scale livestock farming, established on Thursday (24/7). The agreement was signed by the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Ir. Budi Guntoro, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN Eng., and the Chairman of the LPER Cooperative, H. Mulyadi Atma.

Budi Guntoro welcomed the partnership. The collaboration will be further developed and followed up with additional activities, such as in-depth discussions on community development through laying-hen farming. read more

The Faculty of Animal Science at UGM sent a young faculty member, Ir. Annisa’ Qurrotun A’yun, S.Pt., M.Sc., IPP., to represent UGM at the RI-SING Faculty Immersion Program, held from July 14-16, 2025, at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Wanda Preiser, Head of NTU’s International Cooperation Office, stated that the RI-SING Faculty Immersion Program aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research collaboration with leading universities in Indonesia.

Furthermore, this program is part of INSPIRASI (Indonesia-NTU Singapore Institute of Research for Sustainability and Innovation), a sustainability-focused research and education collaboration between NTU and prominent Indonesian universities, such as UGM, ITB, ITS, and UI, supported by the LPDP and the Indonesian Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology. read more

Waste management and usage is a responsibility of the livestock farming industry to conduct a business establishment that is not only profit-oriented, but also sided with the community and environment. Coming from that, a number of UGM researchers conducted research showing that bio-slurry as the liquid waste from biogas production could be used optimally as a medium for Euglena sp. IDN 22 microalgae that has a potential to be raw material for various industries.

The team that was led by a professor at the Faculty of Animal Science of UGM (Fapet UGM), Prof. Ir. Ambar Pertiwiningrum, M.Si., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng., and is consisted of Prof. Ir. Nanung Agus Fitriyanto, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPM., Dhomas Indiwara Prana Jhouhanggir (doctoral student at Fapet UGM), and Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, S.Si., M.App.Sc. (lecturer and researcher, Faculty of Biology UGM). The research was published in the Journal of Ecological Engineering in the 2025 edition. read more

Belgian Blue Cattle, of Belgian origin as the name suggests, is known to have a double muscle caused by the mutation on the Myostatin (MSTN) gen. Seeing the potential of this cattle as an excellent meat source, since 2014 the Faculty of Animal Science of Universitas Gadjah Mada (Fapet UGM) have developed a cross-breeding of the Belgian Blue cattle with a local variety, which was then labelled as Sapi GAMA. This step was done in coordination with PT Widodo Makmur Perkasa and University of Liege. On the other hand, in 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture also introduced the Belgian Blue through embryo transfer and artificial insemination technology, which until now, has produced various cross-bred cattle. read more

The research team from the Faculty of Animal Science of Universitas Gadjah Mada (Fapet UGM) found that oil derived from the black soldier larvae oil (BSFLO) could reduce the fat content in broiler chickens fed with low protein feeds. These research findings have been published in the journal Poultry Science, a Q1 journal with 3.8 impact factor. 

Dr. Muhsin Al Anas, S.Pt., IPP., as the lead researcher, stated that black soldier fly (BSF) could become a solution in future poultry feedsmaking as an alternative additive in order to produce healthier chicken meats. read more