Feed is Not Source of PEDv Infection, says OIE

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The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed that, contrary to earlier reports, pig blood products such as dried plasma are not a likely source ... Read More...

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Hobbyist Turns Native Pig Farming Success into Business

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On a farm in Barangay Lumil Silang, Cavite, Ian Cabriga, farm owner, is raising native pigs. His passion for farming started when he decided to take over an idl... Read More...

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Bee Disease Reduced by Nature’s ‘Medicine Cabinet’

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Research suggests that growing plants high in certain compounds around farm fields could create a natural “medicine cabinet” that improves the survival rates of... Read More...

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Reinvigorating the Sea Cucumber Industry in the Philippines

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Philippine Sea Cucumbers used to abound in the country’s coastal waters. Anecdotal accounts from the 18th century hold that the daily harvest of sea cucumbers c... Read More...

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Farm Tour Inspires Employee to Grow Organic Pigs

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When Francisco 'JR' Mabanta saw how Ronald Costales grows his organic pigs, he immediately started his own project in his wife’s home town, Moncada, Tarlac. By... Read More...

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A Win-Win Scheme for Backyard Hog Raisers

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Backyard hog raisers have always been the disadvantaged sector of the livestock and poultry industry for a number of reasons. By Zac B. Sarian First, most o... Read More...

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Why Waste Your Waste? Breed the Black Soldier Fly!

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Breeding this amazing insect can spell money for the enterprising farmer. In Agriculture Magazine’s February 2003 issue, the author of an article titled “Fly L... Read More...

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Business Idea: The “Udder Side” of Goats

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When the potential of goats for livelihood and other purposes caught the attention of the government and the private sector, the generic focus on the animal was... Read More...

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Farming the Snakeskin Gourami

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The snakeskin gourami as possible food and income source. By Dr. Rafael D. Guererro III The Snakeskin gourami (Trichogaster pectoralis), locally known as ‘g... Read More...

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Campaign vs. Knifefish Intensified

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The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has launched a website which is aimed at providing the public with information on invasive fish species,... Read More...

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Sustaining Tilapia Farming in Taal Lake

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Tilapia farming in Taal Lake located in Batangas—the third largest lake in the country—began in the 1980s. By Dr. Rafael Guerrero III Presently, there are 6... Read More...

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This Lady Is Passionate About Stingless Bees

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Meet a lady who is the pioneer researcher on stingless bees and is promoting the culture of the same as a source of income, especially among poor farmers in Bic... Read More...

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Rabbit Farming is Now Ready for Commercialization

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Less than two years: that’s all it took before Artemio C. Veneracion Jr., 60, of Sta. Barbara, Baliwag, Bulacan and his wife Angie could say that they had becom... Read More...

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Bacteria Helps Honey Bee Larvae to Thrive

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Honey Bees are under constant pressure from a whole host of stresses—diseases, poor nutrition, sublethal effects of pesticides, and many others. By Kim Kampla... Read More...

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Researchers Reverse Antibiotic Resistance in Superbugs

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The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a growing problem in the United States and the world. New findings by researchers in evolutionary biology and mathe... Read More...

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Better Evaluation for Poultry Vaccines

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A further study and evaluation on the following cure and vaccines on the application to poultry animals.  By Sandra Avant NewCastle Disease is caused by vir... Read More...

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Genetic War On Pests May Hurt Benign Bugs

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Scientists and biotechnology companies are developing what could become the next powerful weapon in the war on pests – one that harnesses a Nobel Prize-winning ... Read More...

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Cleaning Honey Combs with Ozone

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Sometimes, even honey bees need help with “housekeeping”—especially when it comes to tidying up their combs once the honey’s been removed. By Jan Suszkiw Re... Read More...

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Improved Fish Oral Vaccine Developed

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A novel yet simple method of producing oral vaccine for fish could become a crucial innovation in the way vaccines are administered to fish, especially tilapia.... Read More...

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Why Producing Organic Pigs Is Profitable

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Many hog raisers in the country are complaining that piggeries are no longer profitable businesses because of the high cost of feeds. By Zac Sarian One fell... Read More...

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