Alumnus of Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM batch 2014, Nisma Islami Maharani, became the Science Ambassador of the Center for Science and Technology Research (Puspiptek). She was appointed in the 2019 Puspiptek Innovation Festival (PIF) event on 3-6 October 2019.

“Being a Science of Ambassador is a great honor and pride for us as the nation’s successors. As a young face of science, it is necessary to develop more innovative, creative, and motivating ideas for the nation’s successors. We also want people to be aware that technology is very important,” Nisma said when contacted Tuesday (3/11). read more

Three students of Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM (Imaniar Rusyadi, Fahmi Arrasyid, and Dian Setya Budi), created a particle board prototype based on chicken feathers waste and disposable plastic bottles.

“This innovative product was made as one of the solutions to environmental problems caused by both wastes, which is difficult to decompose naturally. In addition, the availability of both wastes is abundant. According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (2019), broiler production in Indonesia in 2018 will reach 2,144,013 tons. Production of broiler chicken feathers per tail is 9.6% so it can be projected to volume chicken feathers in a year. The production of plastic waste in Indonesia has also reached a serious stage, which is 64 million tons per year and is the second largest in the world,” Imaniar said when met at the FAS UGM campus Friday (11/29). read more

Two students of Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM, M. Alvian Azwar Anas (2015) and Kezia Nathania Amos Oelendeda (2017), had the opportunity to study Australia’s extensive farming system in the NTCA Indonesia Australia Pastoral Program (NIAPP) 2019 on August 25-October 31 2019.

“I was placed in Pigeon Hole Station under Heytesbury Cattle Company with 22,000 cows and 181,000 ha, while Kezia was placed at Brunchilly Station under Sidney Kidman Cattle Company with 24,000 cows and 4572 km2. “There is an extensive farming system, which is raising cattle using natural grazing in feeding, so utilizing native grass and cattle are not kept in the animal housing,” Alvian said in a release Thursday (11/28). read more

Alumnus of Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM batch 2006, Andromeda Sindoro, as the CEO of Sweet Sundae Ice Cream, won the Best of the Best Challenger in the 10^th Diplomat Success Challenge (DSC X) 2019. Andro successfully won the competition after defeating 12,500 proposals submitted to the committee.

“Thanks God, I won the competition because of the strategies I did in developing the business. After pursuing a business of 12 years, Sweet Sundae Ice Cream found an effective strategy, “Andro said when contacted by telephone on Friday (11/22). read more

Preservation of ayam ketawa (laughing chicken) as a native germplasm of Indonesia is still carried out by hobbyist, the role of competent institutions in genetics and livestock breeding is still minimal.

Dean of the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA, DEA, IPU, ASEAN. Eng, at the Gathering of Ayam Ketawa Hobbyist, Saturday (9/11) at the Gebyar Lustrum X, FAS UGM expressed readiness to be involved in the preservation and development of this original Sulawesi germplasm. It is because FAS UGM has a mandate to conduct research and development of livestock through conservation of native Indonesian germplasm so as not to become extinct or claimed by other parties. read more