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

Currently, digital marketing technology has been widely used in the livestock sector. Therefore, breeders must be adaptive in this era of innovation and technology.

This was revealed in the Obrolan Peternakan (Opera) Saturday, (27/6) with the theme of Digitalization of the Livestock Sector Volume 2 which was held online.

Muhammad Abduh Zulfikar, one of the speakers in the discussion said that now breeders must be able to change the business concept, which requires collaboration with individuals with special specialties who will help companies. read more

In order to deal with changes in the industrial era 4.0, it requires competent and adaptive animal science engineers. Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, the changes were so rapid that livestock engineers were required to be able to make a breakthrough.

This was discussed in a webinar titled “Welcoming the Future Role of Animal Science Engineers” held Wednesday, June 17, 2020 by the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM.

“There are five global trends in this pandemic. First, social life leads to the online world. Second, the way we work changes, namely online. Third, the process of digitizing the industry runs more massively involving all industry chains,” said Heru Dewanto, Chairperson of the Indonesian Engineers Association. read more

Industry 4.0. changing all industrial sectors including the livestock sector. The internet of things-IoT, big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence-AI, robots, and the sharing economy are the new faces of today’s industry. Through Obrolan Peternakan (OPERA) series # 2 on June 12, 2020, the Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM explained several platforms that utilize the latest technology to optimize livestock business.

Galuh Adi Insani, S.Pt., M.Sc., lecturer at FAS UGM as well as Chief Marketing Officer of BroilerX said, in terms of natural resources and genetic resources, Indonesia is richer than Singapore. However, Singapore is superior because it controls the Internet of Things, big data, and so on. read more