PCC launches book on “Appreciating the Carabao”
An 82-page book focusing on the native swamp buffalo and on-going efforts to improve its genetics is now on sale at the Knowledge Resource Management Center or the Information Unit of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. Availability of “Appreciating the Carabao”, written by development journalist Anselmo Roque, […]
Advances in animal biotechnology taken up in PCC-sponsored international seminar.
Many Asian countries have harnessed biotechnology in their desire to hasten development in their livestock industries. This, essentially, was the major concern taken up during the “International Seminar on Advances in Biotechnology Applicable to Animal Research and Industry” held at the Imperial Palace Suites in Quezon City last November 9. The seminar was sponsored and […]
PCC forges partnership on buffalo research with UVAS in Pakistan
Joint research and development works for buffalo improvement and other disciplines are the major undertakings agreed upon recently by the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) based in Syed Abdual Qadir Jillani road, Lahore, Pakistan and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC). PCC executive director Dr. Libertado Cruz and UVAS chancellor Dr. Muhammad Nawaz signed […]
S&T-based farm project boosts dairy farmers’ profitability
Four related technologies, implemented by the Philippine Carabao Center in certain villages in Nueva Ecija, are seen as a big booster for the dairy farmers’ profitability. These technologies are use of “milk replacer”, “flushing of buffaloes” and use of “portable milking machine” and “communal cooling facility”. These technologies were done involving 16 farmers and 18 […]
Ovum Pick-up Technology discussed in updates’ forum
Updates on Ultrasound-guided Ovum Pick-up also known as OPU Technology, were presented to the technical staff during the monthly gathering. Dr. Peregrino G. Duran, head of the PCC Genepool presented how OPU plays an important and promising role in speeding-up the production of superior water buffaloes. The forum was held at the PCC Mini Theater […]
2 PCC research papers win AFMA R&D Paper Awards
Two PCC research papers recently won in the 21st National Research Symposium (NRS) conducted by the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), Department of Agriculture (DA) last October 8 to 9. The research papers were “Intensifying Village-level Carabao-based Dairy Cooperative Enterprise Development in Non-Traditional Dairy Communities” and “Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) for Rapid Screening […]
Staff re-tooled for Advanced MS Excel
The PCC Genetic IProgram (GIP) spearheaded 4-day in-house training in Advanced Excel last September 30-October 3. The training was held at the PCC Eusebio Hall. It was conducted primarily for the younger staff to enhance skills in data handling/management, focused on how to process and generate huge amount of records to maintain a good records’ […]
DEW project reinvigorates PCC workforce
PCC currently engages in establishing a culture of commitment for excellence at work. Every Monday, PCC’s core workforce attends seminar-workshop on Developing Excellence at Work (DEW). It started last October and winds up June next year. The DEW Project, which gets inspiration from “dew” that refreshes and reinvigorates, aims to establish a culture where there […]
Buffalo Milk: The “Udder Cola”
One of the major concerns of our society today is malnutrition, a problem that generally occurs in children up to their adolescent period. The primary cause is nutritional deficiency due to limited intake of the required nutrients. Too often, the diet of children is one-sided; they may be eating a reasonable quantity of food but […]
S&T Boosts Top N. Ecija Dairy Coop’s Operation
Increasing milk production and improving milk quality continue to challenge dairy coops in the country.However, Angat Buhay Producers Cooperative (ABPC), a dairy coop in Calabalabaan, Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija proved this can be easily done through infusion of Science and Technology (S&T). The ABPC applied S&T into the four interrelated components of the […]