The need for animal protein can be fulfilled through consumption of meat, one of which is small ruminants such as goats. Goats are a type of small ruminant that has the potential to be developed in Indonesia, therefore, their productivity needs to be increased. Increasing livestock productivity is one of the things that are expected by many breeders, a proper strategy is needed so that the increase in livestock productivity can be realized.

This was discussed in the OPERA discussion session 6, Special Edition of General Lecture on July 25, 2020 with the theme of management and selection of goat livestock. This discussion provided an overview of good maintenance and selection management for goats by presenting two speakers, namely Prof. Mulumebet Worku, Ph.D (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, United States) and Dr. Ir. Fera Mahmilia, M.P (Head of Goat Research Workshop). read more

In the graduation period of July 2020, the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM graduated 5 Masters and 2 Doctorates. The average GPA for Master’s Program graduates was 3.78 and for Doctoral Program 3.85. Thus, until now the Faculty of Animal Science UGM has graduated 795 Masters and 132 Doctorates.

“The learning process is still needed to deal with the challenges of the times that are increasingly difficult. The presence of graduates from the postgraduate program is expected to be able to solve problems in the livestock industry, such as breeding, production, post-harvest, trade, regulation, and so on,” said Dean of FAS UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU., ASEAN. Eng when giving a remark at the graduation ceremony, Thursday (23/7) at FAS UGM campus. read more

The Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM inaugurated 56 engineers on Tuesday (7/7) at the inauguration period I in 2020. From 56 participants, 1 student came from the regular program and 55 students from the Past Learning Recognition program. The highest GPA from the regular program is achieved by Dr. Ir. Rio Olympias Sujarwanta, S.Pt., M.Sc. namely 4.00 and the highest GPA from Past Learning Recognition program the was achieved by Dr. Ir. Mobius Tanari, MP, which is 3.90.

“The pandemic does not stop you from doing your business so that it has led you to reach the engineering level. With an engineer certificate, you will become a big family of the Indonesian Engineers Association (PII),” said the Dean of FAS UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU., ASEAN. Eng when giving a remark at the inauguration ceremony, Tuesday (7/7) afternoon at FAS campus which was held online. read more

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world order dramatically and massively and has finally affected all sectors. As a result of the pandemic, the agricultural sector grew stagnant in the first quarter (Q1) 2020, which was 0.02%, slowing down from Q1 2019 which still grew by 1.82%.

This was revealed by the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Animal Husbandry Scholars Association (ISPI), Ir. Didiek Purwanto, IPU in the Obrolan Peternakan (OPERA) organized by the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM on July 3, 2020 through the Zoom Meeting. read more

Fattening livestock is a concern for breeders, especially before certain moments such as Eid al-Adha. In fattening livestock, optimal feeding is the key to success. This was discussed in the 3^rd edition of the Obrolan Peternakan (Opera) on June 20, 2020, presented by the Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM.

Ir. Bambang Suwignyo, S.Pt., M.P., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN. Eng. one of the speakers who is also the Vice Dean for Research, Community Service and Collaboration of FAS UGM, said that forage pellets can be a choice of feed with various advantages. read more