Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM students, 2015 class, Muhammad Khoerul Fadhli and Rauufa Prasadita, were selected as UGM delegates to attend the 2018 community service program SUIJI-SLP (Service Learning Program) in Japan from August 17 to September 3, 2018. The two FAS students placed in Takagawa Site, a rural area that lies between mountains and rice fields.

“At Takagawa Site, we carried out a number of activities, namely discussing the issue of decreasing population that they are facing, helping with land processing and harvesting agricultural products, and visiting farmers,” Khoerul said in a release he sent on Friday (12/10). read more

Rector of UGM, Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M.Eng., D.Eng., said there was no a dropout warning to students related to a Leadership in Millenial Era seminar that was planned for Friday (12/10).

“The faculty management or university management had never issued a dropout warning, and there was no statement saying that the students hosting the event was threatened to drop out,” said Panut to reporters on Monday (15/10).

Panut also said the cancelled permit for room use was not due to pressures from certain people but due to unsuitable procedures. Hence, he asked people not to link this matter with political contestation. read more

Because of the idea of ​​an information-spatial technology-based system to support waste processing, Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) students, Muhammad Alfin Huda, won 2^nd place in the Future Scientific Competition 2018 in the Scientific Writing Competition (LKTI) on October 5-6 2018. In the competition, Huda collaborated with Septi Mooi Cahyani, a student of the Urban and Regional Planning Department of the Faculty of Engineering UGM and Anisah Bella Istiqomah, a student of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business UGM. The scientific work they compiled was entitled “SPLITTER (Farmer Waste Management System) Taman Agung Village as Belitang Indpendent Integrated City (KTM) Economic Revitalization Effort”. read more

The Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM and the Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) Sharia Economic Community collaborate in the field of halal socialization and education. The joint memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday (11/10) at the Jogja Expo Center.

“In livestock, halal and tayib (good) food is important. Food that is halal and tayib does not merely reap blessings spiritually, but also in harmony with the spirit of food security and safety. In the end, this leads to a healthy life and blessings,” said Vice Dean for Research, Community Service and Collaboration of FAS UGM, Bambang Suwignyo, S.Pt., MP, Ph.D when being interviewed at FAS UGM after the signing of the MoU. read more

The excessive use of antibiotic and growth promoter (AGP) is a challenge for the world of livestock industry in Indonesia. AGP stimulates bacterial and residual resistance stored in livestock products (meat, milk, eggs) are harmful to human health because they cause pathogenic bacterial resistance. Food and Agriculture Organization notes that the use of antibiotics in agriculture reaches 63,000-240,000 tons every year.

“The challenge is getting harder with the low purchasing power of Indonesian people towards livestock products. “Among the 260 million of Indonesians, only 30 million people have high purchasing power,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Animal Sciences UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU when delivering a presentation in the in-class training of Work-Based Academy on Monday (1/10) at Faculty of Animal Science UGM. read more