SLEMAN, KRJOGJA.com – Eid al-Adha is encouraged by Muslims to sacrifice for others in the form of cows or goats. However, so far people are still trapped using open plastic bags to pack sacrificial meat which turns out to be susceptible to bacterial contamination.

Food packaging expert Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM, Dr. Ir. Endy Triyannanto, S.Pt., M.Eng, IPM said that people should choose plastic adhesive which is far more practical and safe. Not only the safety side of meat, the use of adhesive plastic according to him also makes meat packaging more attractive with labeling. read more

New students are expected to understand the agenda of activities in the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM, especially extracurricular. Extracurricular can be chosen according to the interest so that students are ready to become complete scholars. This was revealed by the Dean of FAS UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU when opening the Fapet Expo event on Thursday (16/8) on the campus of FAS UGM. “Students are expected to not only study and attend practicum, but also take extracurricular activities according to their respective interests. Please optimize the lecture time of only 4 years,” said the Dean. read more

In commemoration of Nusantara Milk Day, Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM Student Executive Board (BEM) held an open donation event in Bantul on Sunday (12/8). Bantul residents who take morning exercises in the car free day session in front of Bantul Market donate money exchanged for a glass of fresh milk.

This donation activity is one of a series of activities for Langkah Kita Susukan Indonesia (Laktasi). “In addition to commemorating Nusantara Milk Day, this activity also aims to familiarize the culture of drinking milk for early childhood. The donations collected will be given to the Muhammadiyah Nanggulan Orphanage, Kulon Progo,” said Angger M Ghozwan Hanif, Chairman of the Fas UGM BEM when he was interviewed at the FAS campus on Wednesday (15/8). The total cups of milk distributed in the event were 234. read more

The Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM held slaughter training of sacrificial animals on Tuesday-Wednesday, August 14-15, 2018 at the FAS UGM Auditorium. The training that is held every year is the 4^th training and is attended by the people from DIY and outside DIY.

“Livestock is not only about producing good livestock, but the concept of ASUH (Safe, Healthy, Undamaged, and Halal) must be considered from the beginning,” said Vice Dean for Finance, Assets and Human Resources of FAS UGM, Prof. Ir. I Gede Suparta Budisatria, M.Sc., Ph.D., IPU when opening the event. Prof. Gede invited the participants to share knowledge, especially about sacrificial animals slauthering techniques. read more

In 2020, Indonesia is predicted to become the 12^th country with the largest economic power in the world and in 2030 will be in the 7^th rank. In 2017, the needs of live broiler chickens per day reached 8,701,508 and the day old chicks requirement per week reached 64,116,379.

Seeing this opportunity, it is important for the FAS UGM students to build a mental attitude of entrepreneurship in order to welcome global competition. This was revealed by Ir. Achmad Dawami, alumni of FAS UGM when delivering a presentation to participants of the New Student Successful Learning Training (abbreviated as PPSMB) FAS UGM. According to him, there are several steps that students can take to achieve success. read more