Faculty of Animal Science (Fapet) UGM participated in IndoLivestock 2024 from July 17-19, 2024, at the Jakarta Convention Center. At this event, Faculty of Animal Science UGM showcased several top innovative products such as Genaglow (the first goat collagen drink in Indonesia), Lowkol (a probiotic milk innovation to lower cholesterol), Lowcose, Dieteic Feed, Immunobooster, Pennisetum purpureum var. Gama umami (a mutation of Pennisetum purpureum irradiated with gamma rays to produce superior grass compared to its parent), Toxin Binder x Fenanza, Fapet EGG, and Sonix.
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Ilham Fakhri Arunika Achieves Outstanding Success in Indoor Hockey Championship with UGM Hockey Team
Ilham Fakhri Arunika, a 2019 student of Faculty of Animal Science, together with the UGM Hockey Team, achieved remarkable success in the world indoor hockey championship. At the Sleman Regency Championship, Ilham and the UGM Hockey Team performed brilliantly, securing first place, outshining other competitors at the regency level.
“This success was further perfected by his achievement at the national IHR ISTN XIX championship one week later, where Ilham secured third place,” said his academic advisor Dr. Ir. Endy Triyannanto, S.Pt., M.Eng., IPM., ASEAN Eng., on Thursday (18/7).
Delegates from Asian universities, part of The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) University Consortium, attended The 9th University Consortium Graduate Forum 2024 themed “Sustaining Our Future: Circular Economy in Animal Production, Agriculture, and Forestry” held on July 17-18, 2024, in Yogyakarta.
Universities represented at the forum included University of the Philippines Los Banos, Central Luzon State University, Central Mindanao University, Visayas State University, Kasetsart University, Maejo University, National Taiwan University, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UGM, IPB University, and Universitas Brawijaya.
The innovator behind Pennisetum purpureum var. Gama umami from Faculty of Animal Science (Fapet) UGM, Prof. Ir. Nafiatul Umami, SPt., MP., PhD., IPM., ASEAN Eng, along with Prof. Dr. Ir. Bambang Suhartanto, DEA., IPU., and Dr. Teguh Wahyono, S.Pt., M.Si., have been nobled with Widhi Catha Satwa Nugraha Award in Indolivestock Research and Innovation Awards 2024 in the Goat and Sheep category. The awards ceremony took place on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at the Jakarta Convention Center.
Nafiatul Umami stated that in the competition, she and her team presented their research titled “Superior Gama Umami (Pennisetum purpureum Var. Gama Umami): A Biomass Fiber Feed Source for Ruminants.”
Global food crisis, especially due to climate change, also threatens food security in Indonesia. The role of engineers, particularly in the biological field, is crucial in addressing this issue, especially in transforming food systems.
This was emphasized by the Dean of the Faculty of Animal Science (Fapet) UGM, Prof. Ir. Budi Guntoro, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN Eng., during the Inauguration Ceremony for Engineers of the UGM Professional Engineer Program Period I of 2024 at Grha Sabha Pramana UGM, Tuesday (16/7).