Background and Aim: Cattle are an important economic asset for the rural community in East Java Province, Indonesia. The study aimed to provide updated data of cattle farm demography, productivity, as well as the role of the absence of a bull and nematodiosis in reduced productivity of beef cattle in an upland rural area of the province. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in Sukowono village, Bondowoso region. A Census survey was conducted to collect data through interviews with farmers. Further, 102 fecal samples were taken systematically and processed using a double centrifugation method to investigate the endoparasitic nematodiosis in the cattle population. The demographic data, productivity, and nematodiosis were analyzed descriptively. The difference between proportions was analyzed using Chi-square with 95% confidence limit. The associations were described in risk ratio with 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: The total cattle population was 814 heads; the range of farm size was 1-7 (median: 2) cattle. Female cattle comprised 81.8% (666/814) of the cattle population but, only 5.5% (23/422) farmers kept both bull and mature female cattle. Pregnancy rate was 26.8% (145/542) of mature female cattle. The delayed first calving time appeared in 24.8% (62/250) of heifers and calving interval of >14 months occurred in 83.2% (149/179) of multiparous cows. The prevalence of endoparasitic nematodiosis was 43.1% (44/102, 95%, CI: 38.1-52.1%). Either the absence of the bull or the nematodiosis did not associate with pregnancy rate or calving interval of cows. Conclusion: This study indicates that the productivity of the cattle in the study area was low but may not associate with the absence of a bull or nematodiosis.

Penemuan kombinasi terapi baru untuk malaria dianggap penting karena kemampuan resistensi dari Plasmodium terhadap pengobatan terdahulu. Sebanyak 18 mencit dibagi ke dalam kelompok kontrol negatif, kontrol positif, kelompok artesunat, serta kelompok kombinasi artesunat dengan brotowali (dosis 50 mg, 60 mg dan 70 mg). Selain kontrol negatif, semua mencit diinfeksi Plasmodium berghei. Selanjutnya diamati derajat parasitemianya sampai hari ke-7, kemudian dilakukan pemeriksaaan imunohistokimia guna mengetahui ekspresi HSP70 dan endoglin pada otak mencit. Kombinasi artesunat injeksi dan ekstrak brotowali terbukti dapat menurunkan derajat parasitemia lebih baik dari pemberian terapi tunggal artesunat dan meningkatkan ekspresi HSP70 dan endoglin. Kesimpulannya, kombinasi terapi malaria menggunakan artesunat dan brotowali terbukti berpotensi sebagai terapi kombinasi yang efektif terhadap malaria karena mampu menurunkan derajat parasitemia sampai 0% dan meningkatkan ekspresi HSP70 dan endoglin pada otak mencit C57BL/6J secara signifikan.

Helminth infections of ruminants are a major constraint on efficient livestock production 2 .Livestock disease caused by parasitic worms may harm the economy, because it can reduce the results of livestock that involves death, weight loss, retarded growth, and low fertility. Indonesia have extensive territory, it is necessary to do research on parasitic worms in various regions in Indonesia. Koperasi Unit Desa (KUD) Karangploso is the second largest milk producer in Malang district after Koperasi Pujon. Examination of feces of dairy cows with diarrhea in KUD Karangploso showed the presence of some Strongyloides sp eggs in the feces examination. It is important to positively detect whether or not the animal against parasitic infestations in order to prevent the spread of parasitic diseases and precise treatment. The purpose of this study to determine the species of helminth in KUD Karangploso region as one of the efforts to eradicate the disease heliminthiasis through examination of feses.

ABSTRAK: Anjing dan kucing merupakan hewan yang paling banyak dipelihara sebagai hewan kesayangan sebagaimana masyarakat di kota Malang. Ektoparasit seperti caplak dan pinjal seringkali menyerang anjing sehingga menyebabkan gangguan kesehatan baik pada anjing maupun pemiliknya. Pemeriksaan terhadap infestasi ektoparasit pada anjing sedianya dilakukan secara rutin. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat berupa pemeriksaan ektoparasit dan pemberian obat anti-ektoparasit yang dilakukan di Pawvillion dog cafe, Kota Malang dan didatangi oleh 18 orang pemilik anjing dengan total anjing yang diikutsertakan sebanyak 35 ekor. Hasil pemeriksaan ektoparasit ditemukan 2 jenis ektoparasit yaitu caplak dan pinjal. Anjing sebanyak 16 ekor telah terinfeksi ektoparasit spesies Ripichephalus sp. dan 3 ekor anjing terinfeksi pinjal Ctenocephalides sp. Evaluasi kuesioner yang telah diisi oleh pemilik anjing, diketahui bahwa pemberian obat kutu dan pembersihan lingkungan masih jarang dilakukan. Para pemilik anjing diberi selebaran berisi informasi mengenai ektoparasit sebagai media edukasi mengenai pentingnya menghindarkan anjing dari infestasi ektoparasit.

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