A total of 107 students from the Faculty of Animal Science Universitas Gadjah Mada(UGM) officially graduated at the Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony for the second period of the 2022/2023 academic year at Grha Sabha Pramana (22/2). This is the highest number of graduates since the establishment of the Faculty of Animal Science UGM in 1969. After the ceremony at GSP, the graduates attended a thanksgiving and farewell event at the ASLC Building, Faculty of Animal Science UGM.

The Dean of the Faculty of Animal Science UGM, Prof. Ir. Budi Guntoro, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN Eng., emphasized the importance of emotional intelligence for entering the workforce after completing undergraduate studies in his speech. “Emotional intelligence can be developed by actively participating in organizations during your time as a student. This means that the more you interact with many people, the more emotionally mature you become and less prone to overthinking. This is also important in the workplace when working with many people,” said Prof. Budi Guntoro. (Secretariat/Prisil). read more

Reconstructed starting in 2021, Nurul Fikri Mosque of the Faculty of Animal Science UGM was inaugurated by the DeanFaculty of Animal Science UGM, accompanied by the Vice Rector for Planning, Assets, and Information Systems UGM (21/2). First renovated in 1995 from a prayer room at the Faculty of Animal Science, Nurul Fikri Mosque needed further development to accommodate the increasing number of academic members at the Faculty of Animal Science UGM.

In his speech, the Dean of the Faculty of Animal Science UGM, Prof. Ir. Budi Guntoro, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN Eng., stated that the construction of the mosque and other facilities was carried out to support the vision and mission of the Faculty. “At the Faculty of Animal Science UGM, not only the mosque is built but also representative sports facilities, in line with the vision and mission of the Faculty of Animal Science, which is to produce graduates who are not only intelligent but also physically healthy and morally upright,” explained Prof. Budi Guntoro. read more

The Doctoral Program in Animal Science at the Faculty of Animal Science UGM held an Open Doctoral Promotion Examination for the candidate Dewi Ratih Ayu Daning (20/3). Dean Faculty of Animal Science, Prof. Ir. Budi Guntoro, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN Eng., acted as the chairman of the open session. The Promoter was Prof. Dr. Ir. Lies Mira Yusiati, SU., IPU., ASEAN Eng., and the Co-Promoters were Dr. Ir. Chusnul Hanim, M.Si., IPM., ASEAN Eng., and Prof. Dr. Ir. Budi Prasetyo Widyobroto, DESS., DEA., IPU., ASEAN Eng. The assessment team was chaired by Prof. Dr. Ir. Budi Prasetyo Widyobroto, DESS., DEA., IPU., ASEAN Eng., and the members included Ir. Muhlisin, S.Pt., M.Agri., Ph.D., IPP, and Ir. Yustina Yuni Suranindyah, M.S., Ph.D., IPM. The internal examiners for this session were Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Agus, DAA., DEA., IPU., ASEAN Eng., and the external examiner was Dr. Ir. Setya Budhi Udrayana S.Pt., M.Si., IPM. read more

A total of 65 new postgraduate students of the Faculty of Animal Science UGM for the even semester of the academic year 2022/2023 were welcomed by the Dean and the leadership team of the Faculty of Animal Science UGM during the New Postgraduate Student Introduction event at the drh. R Soepardjo Auditorium (13/2). This event also served as a socialization of the faculty’s research profiles and agendas, allowing new students to choose research areas that match their interests.

The Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs of the Faculty of Animal Science UGM, Ir. R. Ahmad Romadhoni Surya Putra, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng., in his report on the admission of new students, conveyed several details about the number of students, funding sources, and the curriculum taken. read more

Along with the increasing consumption of eggs due to population growth, causing breeders to find ways to maximize livestock productivity. One of the laying hen farming techniques commonly used so far is the battery-cage farming system where the livestock can move freely in the cage. In addition to this system, there is now a new system that allows poultry to move more freely, namely the cage-free farming system. Cage-free farming system does not use cages, thus allowing livestock to live like in the wild according to their natural habitat. In developed countries, poultry farmers have started to switch to using the cage-free system because it is considered to be pro-animal welfare. read more