Jogjainside.com, Yogyakarta – Honeybees have been known to have enormous benefits for human health.

According to research the content of bee sting poison and propolis produced by bees can be used for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria therapy.

However, the current forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra have caused honey production in Indonesia to decline.

This decline in production was revealed in the Beekeeping National Seminar “Optimizing the Role of Tropical Bees and Its Products to Improve Food Security and Public Health”. read more

RADAR JOGJA – Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM held various activities to celebrate its 50^th anniversary. On November 9, FAS UGM will hold alumni gathering and MURI record-breaking by eating satay klatak on November 10, targeting 1969 participants, according to the year of birth of the faculty. Along with the International Seminar on Tropical Animal Production (ISTAP), the Faculty of Animal Science UGM also hosted a meeting between leaders of higher education in animal science study programs in the ASEAN region known as the SEANAS (South East Asia Network for Animal Science) forum. read more

Nowadays, honey bees as the guardians of nature have decreased their productivity. Environmental issues such as the use of pesticides, forest fires, and the use of chemical fertilizers pose serious challenges to beekeeping.

“30-40% of agricultural production will be disrupted if the bees are gone. Due to the use of pesticides, bees lose their ability to fly as far as 2 km. Therefore, we must become part of the prosperity of the earth through the development of beekeeping science,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU when giving a speech at the National Seminar on Tropical Beekeeping, Wednesday (9/25) at FAS UGM. read more

Sorghum, or in Java better known as “Cantel”, is a promising forage to increase ruminant livestock production. Sorghum is a forage that is adaptable in tropical environments and has great potential in the rainy season.

“With the increase in population, food needs also need to be increased, including animal feed. In the midst of limited forage, it is important to develop forage varieties with high production and can grow on suboptimal land,” said Dr. Ir. Bambang Suhartanto, DEA., IPM when presenting the results of his research in The 8^th International Seminar on Tropical Animal Production, Tuesday (24/9) at the Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel. read more

In order to provide perspectives and insights on livestock production and management of local resources, the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM held The 8^th International Seminar on Tropical Animal Production (ISTAP) on September 23-25, 2019 at the Royal Ambarukmo Hotel Yogyakarta. This seminar is a routine seminar that is held every 2 years and this year coincides with the 50^th Anniversary and Lustrum X Faculty of Animal Sciences UGM.

“Science is meaningless if it is not realized in the form of written works or scientific meetings. This event is a place for scientists to present the results of research and to build networks. The results of research in this field have brought improvements in lives that enrich us intellectually and spiritually so that they are ready to compete at the world level,” said the UGM Rector, Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M. Eng., D. Eng., IPU when giving a speech at the opening of the ISTAP at the Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel, Monday (9/23). read more