The Department of Agriculture (DA) is importing Braunvieh cattle semen from Switzerland which will produce “dual purpose” calves both for beef and dairy. The importation of semen will enable crossbreeding […]
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Goat Feed made from Indigofera to Increase Dairy Goat’s Milk Production
No doubt, Filipinos are a huge consumer of milk. According to the National Dairy Authority (NDA), the country’s milk import in 2018 totaled 531.47 million kilograms (kg), worth ?52 billion. […]
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ITIK PINAS: Development, Promotion and Utilization in Building Rural Enterprises
A genetically superior breeder duck called itik Pinas (IP) was developed in a project conducted by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the […]
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Improving and Making the Native Chicken Industry Profitable for Rural Farmers
A program of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has developed four native chicken strains with […]
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Forage-based Pellets for Goats and Portable Pelletizer: Rewarding Business Ventures
If in the past only live goats were sold, now farmers can earn by marketing forages. But not just any forage! Higher income can be generated from processing the forage […]
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Natural Feed Supplements and Dewormer Developed for Goats by CLSU and VSU
The death of kids before weaning is perhaps the biggest cause of economic loss to goat farmers. Studies have shown that much of these mortalities were due to doe-related causes. […]
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Philippine Mallard Duck egg production soon to increase
An ongoing project on Philippine Mallard Duck, is expected to increase its average production of 201 eggs annually to 256 eggs annually. The selection and breeding project is under the […]
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How to Improve the Native Chicken Breed
Majority of small and marginal farmers raise native chicken in their backyards. The native chicken are nondescript, mongrel birds that have evolved from jungle fowls interbred with domesticated ones brought […]
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Vitamin C Makes Pigs Grow Faster, Bigger
According to a team of experts from UP at Los Baños, adding ascorbic acid or Vitamin C to the diet of pigs — 800 gms. for every kilo of feeds, […]
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Raising Native Animals
Why choose native? According to the Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region, native animals have provided valuable contributions in the cultural, social, and economic status […]
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Darag Native Chicken Business Opportunity
Margarito R. Andrade a topnotch Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) of the Banga Farmers’ Information and Technology Services (FITS) in Aklan is into darag native chicken production. As a cooperator of PCARRD’s Science and Technology-based Farm (STBF) on darag or native chicken production, Andrade produces hardened 45-day-old darag chicks. Andrade, first runner-up in the 2008 search for […]
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9 Things To Consider Before Starting Your Own Poultry Farm
Running your own business, big or small, can be a lot of fun and very rewarding. For some, the path has led them to poultry farming. Owning a poultry farm […]
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Food Supplement for Cows, Goats and Carabaos
UMMB or Urea-Molasses Mineral Block is a food supplement for cows, carabaos, sheep and goats. This is a block containing a mixture of urea, molasses or honey, cement, rice bran, […]
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How to Raise Frogs for Meat
Raising frogs for its meat Have you ever tasted frog meat? Be it fried, adobo, sinampalukan, it always tastes like chicken! Of course there are frog species that are edible, […]
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Use of Yeast to Reduce Antibiotics Use in Broiler Raising
Meat color is an important visual quality factor when consumers purchase chicken. However, high use of antibiotics during broiler raising to achieve desirable color and freshness may have residual effects […]
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