Teuku Armansyah

1. Immunohistochemical Study of the Immunoreactive Follicle Stimulating Hormone (ir-FSH) Cells Distribution in Pituitary Gland of Rat(Rattus norvegicus)

The objective of this study was to identified the development of the immunoreactive follicle stimulating hormone (ir-FSH) cells in pituitary glands of rats (Rattus norvegicus) in different age using immunohistochemical (IHC) methods. The pituitary organ that used in this study was collected from eight white female rats aged 2, 4, 6, and >12 months. Pituitary glands were processed histologically and stained with IHC methods to detect the ir-FSH cells. The result showed that the ir-FSH cells were observed in pars distalis (PD), pars tuberalis (PT), and pars intermedia (PI) of adenohypophysis with different number of cells. Furthermore, ir-FSH cells were found abundantly (+++) in the PT and a few (+) in PD of rats aged two months. In rats aged 4 months those cells were distributed in slight number (+) in PT and abundant (+++) in PD. In addition, the cells were also found in a great quantities in rats whose ages were 6 months, (+++) in both PT and PD, but these cells decreased (++) in rats aged >12 months in PD and absent (-) in PT. In conclusion, the devalopment and distribution of ir-FSH cells were found in pars tuberalis and pars distalis adenohypophysis in the pituitary glands of rats aged 2 up to >12 months with different number and distribution patterns.

TINJAUAN ASPEK KESEJAHTERAAN HEWAN PADA SAPI YANG DIPOTONG DI RUMAH PEMOTONGAN HEWAN KOTAMADYA BANDA ACEH (Study of the Animal Welfare Aspect on Cattle Slaughtered in Slaughter house in Banda Aceh)

This study was conducted to obtain the information about animal welfare on cattle slaughtered in Slaughterhouse in Banda Aceh. The animal welfare parameter was observed related to the transport aspect, shelter aspect, and slaughter aspect. The three aspects compared to the recommendation of Meat Livestock Australia (MLA) and Indonesian National Standard 02-4509-1998. Method used to determine the animal welfare was scoring evaluation. The result of study showed that transport aspect get 20 score with a percentage of 50% which categorized as sufficient. Shelter aspect get 33 score with percentage of 82,5% which categorized as good, and slaughter aspect get 32 score with percentage of 80% which categorized as good. Based on scoring evaluation of shelter aspect and slaughter aspect, the animal welfare of cattle slaughtered in Slaughter house in Banda Aceh is considered good, meanwhile the transport aspect is considered sufficient. Key words: animal welfare, cattle, slaughterhouse