By Freddie G. Lazaro
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte - - The livestock supplies in Ilocos Norte remain sufficient even the local livestock industry is threatened by... Read More...
Superior genetics, good nutrition, research and good management are the ingredients in successful goat dairying.
By Zac B. Sarian
On December 31, 2018, pu... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
In farming as in any other business, you need friends for various good reasons. Friends you can depend on when challenges confront you or fr... Read More...
By Angie M. Veneracion
San Jose, Tarlac is a quiet, beautiful town with very rich natural resources. It was once a part of the municipality of Tarlac C... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
When we interviewed Captain Oscar Barzaga in June 1992, he must have had the biggest number of purebred sheep in the country that he raised... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
When discussing how Dr. Ariel Peregrino manages a huge piggery operation that boasts 2,000 sows to address the pork requirements of more th... Read More...
Here's one more bit of good news that could boost silage making for livestock feed. An agricultural company based in Isabela has come up with a hybrid non-GMO c... Read More...
By Dennis O'Brien
What would happen if U.S. farmers stopped producing animals for food and Americans went vegan? Some have called for a move in that directio... Read More...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
Alan McElligott, an animal behavior researcher at the University of Roehampton in the United Kingdom, and his team recently di... Read More...
Cattle fattening has gained prominence as an important business project of the livestock industry in the Philippines. It gives farmers year-round work and provi... Read More...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
The continuing growth of the world population is spiking the demand of living commodities. One of the most sought after product... Read More...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
African Swine Fever is a porcine disease that’s rapidly spreading across China. Although ASF is deadly for swine, it cannot yet... Read More...
By Julio Yap Jr.
Backyard pig raising could be a profitable venture and a source of additional income for farmers. Aside from providing a source of additiona... Read More...
By Noel T. Provido
Described as a “mestizo,” Arob has a face that is uncharacteristically white, while his buckskin orange body is growing fast. And with his... Read More...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
Due to its unique taste, native chicken meat is preferred by local consumers over the meat of commercial broilers.
On the production s... Read More...
By Dr. Rafael Guerrero III
The pigeon (Columba livia) is the oldest domesticated bird in the world, with its domestication dating back to 220 AD.Its keen hom... Read More...
By Angie M. Veneracion
Denrick Alcaraz took on the family business of raising quails for egg production. Being the eldest of a family with three boys, it was... Read More...
By Dr. Rene C. Santiago
Native pigs are characterized by their distinct black color, although it is not uncommon to see breeds with white, red, or black spot... Read More...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
Scientists have been debating if the vibrant hues of fruits evolved to encourage animals to eat their fruit and spread their se... Read More...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
In a tropical country like the Philippines, where relative humidity ranges from 71 to 85 percent and the average year-round temperature i... Read More...
