In the midst of an economic recession, the agricultural sector grew 2.19% in Q2-2020 and 2.15% in Q3-2020, but the livestock sub-sector contracted, namely minus 1.84% in Q2-2020 and minus 0.16% in Q3- 2020 because the added value is also depressed.

This was said by the General Chair of the Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI), General TNI (Purn.). Dr. H. Moeldoko, SIP., Who is also the Head of the Presidential Office Staff, at the 2020 National Symposium on Livestock Research and Development organized by the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 online via Zoom. read more

The Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM has developed Gama Umami grass, which is a mutation of elephant grass that has been irradiated with gamma rays to produce grass that is superior to its parents. Elephant grass was chosen because it is a superior type, favored by ruminants, and is very suitable to be developed in Indonesia, which is a tropical country. The yield of Gama Umami grass is higher than the local elephant grass as an elder and in a year it can be harvested up to 6 times.

“Mutations with gamma ray radiation can affect plant morphology, anatomy, and physiology so as to produce plants that are superior to their parents. “The application of gamma ray radiation is used on vegetative organs, flowers and seeds of elephant grass plants,” said Ir. Nafiatul Umami, S.Pt., MP., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng., lecturer of FAS UGM and head of grass researcher Gama Umami when contacted on Tuesday (27/10). read more

Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM graduated 13 Masters and 5 Doctors in the graduation ceremony for the October 2020 period. The average GPA of the Master Program graduates was 3.85 and the Doctoral Program was 3.82.

“In the midst of this pandemic, for a moment we are happy because you have finished your studies at UGM. We congratulate you, you are now an alumnus who has the right to hold M.Sc and Doctoral degrees. We hope that the graduates will not stop learning from anyone because actually everyone we meet can provide lessons for all of us,” said the Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Ir. Budi Guntoro, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN. Eng when giving a remark at the graduation ceremony for the Postgraduate Program graduates, Thursday (22/10). read more

Genetically, livestock from Indonesia or subtropical countries have their respective advantages. However, due to various factors, sometimes the potential for winning cannot be realized. Therefore, efforts are needed to optimize or increase productivity or production performance through reproductive technology.

This was said by Ir. Diah Tri Widayati, S.Pt., MP, Ph.D., IPM, lecturer at the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM in the Obrolan Peternakan (OPERA) event entitled “Application of Genetic and Molecular Reproductive Technology to Increase Animal Productivity, Wednesday (29/9) in Zoom Meeting. read more

The Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM received 59 new students of the Professional Engineering Program in Animal Industry in the odd semester of the 2020/2021 academic year. The welcoming ceremony for new students was held online on Tuesday (22/9).

“The engineering program is a mandatory program of the law. Through this program, we are trying to participate in building high quality human resources, which is one of the priorities of the Indonesian government for this period. One of the indicators of high quality human resources is professional attitude and competence,” said the Head of the Animal Science Engineering Vocational Board and the Dean of the FAS UGM, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU., ASEAN. Eng when giving a remark at a welcoming ceremony for new students. read more