Zoonotic desease transmission can happen in every stage of animal-orign food production, from farm to table. This study is counducted to evaluate the understanding of farmers and animal-origin food product enterprises about zoonotic diseases and their prevention in Kupang City. The study was conducted 6 region with 200 respondents from farmers, 30 respondents from buthcers, 30 respondents from meat distributors, 30 respndents from meat seller and 30 respondents from food industry. The result than analyzed by descriptive analysis and than presented in graphics and tables. The result shows that the understanding of farmers and animal origin food product enterprise in Kupang City about zoonotic diseases is low so that their behavior, in attempt to prevent zoonoses, is not maximal. In farmers, 87,5% of farmers do not have a proper check up for their animal’s health and 30,5% of them still consume meat from sick and dead animals. In butchers, 80% of butchers do not have a hand-washing facility, 86,7% do not have a seperated room for meat and visceral handling, 96,7% do not use a proper foot-wear when working, and 43,3% of them stil use water from the river or from gutters. In meat distributors, 90% of them only use bike as vehicle for the distribution. In meat sellers, 96,7% of meat sellers allow their customer to directly touch the product, 80% do not have a hand-whashing facility and 100% of them do not have a refrigerator as a storaging vacility. In food industry, 90% of them have a good cleaning behavior, wash their hand with flowing water and soap, and have a refrigerator as storaging vacility. It can be conlcuded that food industry is the only stage with good behavior in atempt to prevent zoonotic desease transmission.

Beef is one type of meat that is quite popular with almost all Indonesian people, especially in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Storage of beef at room temperature and open space can accelerate the occurrence of decay in meat. This is because the complete nutritional content and high water content in meat can be a good medium for the growth of pathogenic bacteria or spoilage bacteria. One of the efforts that can be done to prevent meat rot is to do a natural preservative method by utilizing plant parts that contain antimicrobial compounds. Moringa leaves are one part of the plant which is known to have antimicrobial compounds. This study aims to determine the effect of Moringa oleifera Lamk leaf extract on the microbiological and organoleptic quality of beef. This research is an experimental laboratory research. A total of 48 thigh beef (Biceps femoris) beef samples were tested in this study using a completely randomized factorial pattern design, namely concentration factors of 0% (K0), 5% (K1), 10% (K2), and 15% (K3) extract Moringa leaf and long storage factor at room temperature are 0 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, and 18 hours and repeated three times. The parameters tested were color quality, texture, aroma, initial decay test, pH test, and total plate count (TPC) test. The results showed changes in the color, aroma, and texture of the meat. The Eber test shows the K3 group can last up to 18 hours. There was a very significant difference between the concentration of Moringa leaf extract on the length of storage of meat and the pH value of meat (P<0,01). Moringa leaf extract concentration factors and meat storage duration significantly influence the TPC value (P<0,01). The TPC value in the K3 group is below the SNI contamination limit for storage room temperature less than 18 hours.

Objective: The present research was conducted to identify the prevalence of Anisakis sp. as fish-borne zoonoses in Epinephelus sp. in territorial waters of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Materials and methods: A total of 50 fish (Epinephelus sp.) were collected from Kupang Fish Market in East Nusa Tenggara. Identification of Anisakis sp. was performed based on morphological observations considering shape of ventriculus, boring tooth, and mucron using binocular microscope. Results: Prevalence of Anisakis sp. in Epinephelus sp. was 22% (n=11/50). The parasite was mostly found in abdominal cavity, gonad, intestines, and muscles of fish. Conclusion: This study suggests that Anisakis sp. is present in Epinephelus sp., exerting potential health hazards for human who consume the fish.

Misuse of antibiotics has the potential to accelerate the emergence of types that are resistant to inappropriate drugs. This study aims to evaluate the inappropriate use of antibiotics in pig farms in the City of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. This antibiotic use evaluation study was conducted from March to May 2018. This study was conducted on 100 pig farmers spread across 6 (six) districts in Kupang City. The sampling technique was done by stratified random sampling method based on the characteristics or types of the population. This research used descriptive analysis method from the results of questionnaire data collection that had been filled out by pig farmers in Kupang City. Based on the results obtained that 84% of pig farmers or respondents did not know the function of antibiotics, and 83% of respondents did not know that the administration of antibiotics must be done with the supervision of a veterinarian. The results also showed that 86% of pig farmers buy antibiotics without a veterinarian’s prescription, with the type of antibiotics most often used were the tetracycline and sulfonamide groups. These results conclude that dominant respondents apply antibiotics without veterinary supervision, which can contribute to the spread of resistant bacteria so that it adversely affects human health.

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