PCC trains carabao’s milk traders on milk quality testing, safety assurance
Thirteen carabao’s milk traders gained better understanding and skills on milk quality testing as well as on the safety assurance of consumers in a consultative meeting cum training held last June 9 at the PCC national headquarters in the Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija. The meeting was aimed at encouraging the milk traders […]
Research information outputs must be really needed by stakeholders, LRD-PCAARRD head emphasizes
More deliberate steps in collecting and processing information for research projects are needed in order to come up with usable outputs for the dairy industry. This was stressed by Dr. Synan Baguio, Supervising Science Research Specialist of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development-Livestock Research Division […]
PCC identifies Calayan Island as another native carabaos sanctuary
True to its mandate of conserving, promoting, and propagating the carabao as a source of milk, meat, draft power and hide, the Philippine Carabao Center is continuously exploring possible conservation sites for the country’s native carabaos. One of them which was recently identified is the Calayan Island in Cagayan. Why Calayan? Located about 39 km […]
PCC’s Milka Krem branch, processing plant, outlet opened in Luzon sites
A branch of ‘Milka Krem’ and a dairy and pastries processing plant and outlet were opened in two strategic sites in Luzon as showcases of the Philippine Carabao Center’s (PCC) continuing efforts in strengthening its Carabao-based Enterprise Development program (CBED). The Milka Krem branch is on the campus of the University of the Philippines Los […]
ATI, PCC, NDA conduct first milking machine operation training
The first batch of assessors and trainers in milking machine operation were trained through the joint effort of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), and National Dairy Authority (NDA) at the PCC National Headquarters and Gene Pool on May 8-12, 2017. Representatives from NDA, PCC, state universities offering Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of Animal […]
‘Gender Analysis should be part of gov’t programs, projects’- gender advocate
The need for government institutions to incorporate Gender Analysis (GA) in all stages of their program or project cycles was stressed during a technical caucus at the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) National Headquarters and Gene Pool. The activity was organized by the PCC Research and Development Division and was attended by PCC scientists and researchers. […]
PCC conducts 2nd facilitator workshop on Farmer Livestock School
Another batch of facilitators was trained by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) on dairy buffalo production and management under the project on Farmer Livestock School on Dairy Buffalo Production (FLS-DBP). The participants were composed of 10 local government unit staff members, seven dairy farmers and three PCC staff members from Bulacan, Tarlac, Ilocos Norte, and […]
Secretary Piñol bats for establishment of national genetic registry program for dairy animals
Raising genetically good dairy animals is significant for the triumph of the dairy industry. This was emphasized by Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol in his keynote address at the recent 20th Dairy Congress and Expo (DairyConEx) at the Camiguin Convention Center in Mambajao, Camiguin. The DA official stressed that in order to achieve this, one basic […]
More than a meter ‘kesong puti’ featured in SM ‘Flavors of PH’ event
A relatively big “kesong puti” (white cottage cheese) was among various dairy products displayed during an exhibition of products that features the best of the Filipino cuisine at SM Cabanatuan recently. The cheese, measuring 118cm by 98cm, with a thickness of four inches, was made by the experts of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC). It […]
PCC conducts 2017 R4D pre in-house review
Thirty-seven researches were presented during the annual R4D pre in-house review last March 24 and 29 at the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC). Ten of these researches were completed, and twenty-seven are on-going. The technical researches were presented on March 24, while the researches intended for farmers were presented on March 29. The researches were divided […]