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This study aims to find the significance of messages conveyed through communication media in a pandemic situation. The demands of a pandemic era have crisis dimensions on various fronts, making the choice of communication media more careful. This problem will then have an impact on the misinformation received by the community. Therefore, the selection of mass communication as a strategic media in response to various existing problems can be an alternative as a means of early education that directly targets the wider community effectively and efficiently. The main discussion in this research is related to the important role of mass communication in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This research uses qualitative methods with the type of field study research. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation. To sharpen the data analysis, this study uses the Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann social construction approach. This study found that mass communication has a central role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This role forms a new behavior that emerges from a new social order and reconstruction in the face of a social order that is more adaptive to the pandemic situation. To create this situation, it requires close communication between stakeholders and the community in responding to this problem. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan signifikansi pesan yang disampaikan melalui media komunikasi dalam keadaan pandemi. Tuntutan masa pandemi yang berdimensi krisis dalam berbagai lini, menjadikan pemilihan media komunikasi harus lebih hati-hati. Persoalan ini kemudian akan berdampak pada kesalahan informasi yang diterima oleh masyarakat. Oleh sebab itu, pemilihan komunikasi massa sebagai media yang strategis dalam menanggapi berbagai persoalan yang ada dapat menjadi alternatif sebagai sarana edukasi dini yang langsung menyasar terhadap masyarakat luas dengan efektif dan efisien. Bahasan utama dalam penelitian ini berkaitan dengan peran penting komunikasi massa di tengah pandemi COVID-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian studi lapangan. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Untuk mempertajam analisa data, penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan konstruksi sosial Peter L. Berger dan Thomas Luckmann. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa komunikasi massa memiliki peranan sentral dalam menanggapi pandemi COVID-19. Peran ini membentuk perilaku baru yang muncul dari tatanan dan rekonstruksi sosial baru dalam menghadapi tatanan sosial yang lebih adaptif dengan keadaan pandemi. untuk menciptakan keadaan ini, diperlukan komunikasi yang erat antara stakeholder dengan masyarakat dalam menanggapi permasalahan ini.

The study aims to determine the effects of preserving Dab grass (Desmostachya bipinnata) by mixing it with maize as silage, and its digestibility in small ruminants so that the low palatable grass can be utilized. Dab grass mixed with maize (ratio 1:3) was ensiled without molasses (control), or with 2, 4, and 6% molasses. The physical and nutritional properties of the prepared silage were determined. Twelve goats of Beetle breed (9-12 months age, 35-40 kg body weight) were randomly divided into four groups and fed on the silage treatments. The 6% molasses treatment resulted in better (P< 0.05) physical and nutritional properties of the silage. The silage with 4% molasses had higher (P< 0.05) digestibility of organic matter and crude protein, while the silage with 6% molasses had higher (P< 0.05) digestibility of fiber and its fractions, compared with other treatments. The levels of lead in silage increased with increasing levels of molasses up to 53 mg/kg in the 6% molasses treatment. These results indicated that addition of molasses improved the physical and nutritional properties of silage made from maize and less palatable Dab grass. It is therefore concluded that addition of a maximum of 4% molasses may be recommended, beyond which heavy metal toxicity may occur. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]