‘I am very impressed by PCC’s carabao research and programs’, Indonesian director says
Very impressive!”, said Dr. Antarjo Dikin, Director of the Centre for Plant Quarantine and Biosafety, Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, in response to the carabao research program of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) last August 25 during his visit at its National Headquarters in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. Dikin, head […]
Using rice straws as carabao feed, good alternative to open-field burning, PCC nutritionist stresses
The use of rice straws as fodder for feeding carabaos is a better way to dispose these rice farm by-products compared to open-field burning. This was stressed by Dr. Daniel Aquino, animal nutrition expert and Center Director of the Philippine Carabao Center at Central Luzon State University (PCC@CLSU) in the heels of widespread farmer’s practice […]
PCC at MMSU holds seminar on buffalo health management for farmers, others
Eighty participants from two provinces in the north attended a seminar on Health Management and Common Diseases of Buffaloes conducted recently at the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), Batac City, Ilocos Norte and organized by the Philippine Carabao Center at MMSU. Three veterinarians from the Biosafety and Environment Section of the PCC National Headquarters and […]
Huge flower-shaped pastillas featured in 11th Gatas ng Kalabaw Festival
A huge flower-shaped pastillas (milk candy) made from carabao’s milk was an unprecedented dairy product featured in this year’s Gatas ng Kalabaw (Carabao’s Milk) Festival held last August 9 at a gymnasium in San Jose City. The flower-like pastillas, measuring four feet in height and six feet in width, with a thickness of half inch, […]
Gov says dairy processing center to help reduce malnutrition, livelihood problems in Ilocos Sur
Reduction of malnutrition cases and opening of opportunities for income generation among farmers were seen as big benefits that will come from a newly inaugurated dairy production and processing center in a village in Santa, Ilocos Sur. This optimistic view was emphasized by Governor Ryan Singson during the inauguration recently of the center in Barangay […]
Positive results achieved in PCC-DSWD’s joint program
Milk supplementation carried out for daycare children in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija and Talibon, Bohol for 120 days proved to achieve significant results. Evaluation of the outcome of the program showed that none of the previously reported 123 underweight children in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija remained malnourished after the milk supplementation. On the other hand, the number […]
PCC, partner institutions sign MOA for milk supplementation among school children in San Jose City
Realignment of researches with DA’s objectives urged
More research focus should be placed on directly addressing the problems in the carabao industry such as raising the country’s milk production from 1% to 10%, among other challenges indicated in the Value Chain Analysis (VCA). Dr. Arnel del Barrio, PCC Executive Director, made this call to PCC researchers during the Research for Development (R4D) […]
PCC, partners sign agreement for milk supplementation among Grade 1 pupils in Muñoz
The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), Department of Education (DepEd), and the local government unit (LGU) of the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija forged an agreement last June 21 for a milk supplementation program that will reduce malnutrition incidence at least among children in Muñoz elementary schools. Representatives of the three entities signed a memorandum […]
PCC, DLD-Thailand identify specific areas of collaboration
Potential collaborations on nutrition and forage development, reproductive biotechnology, product development, breeding, and knowledge management, between the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) of Thailand and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) were explored during the “Technical Cooperation Meeting” of the said agencies on June 22, 2017. This is following the signing of Implementing Arrangement (IA) on […]