CDP News 24-Oct-2023 9th carabao confab to showcase transformation, progress in carabao industry The DA-Philippine Carabao Center is set to hold its 9th National Carabao Conference (NCC) in Cebu City on October 16-17, highlighting synergistic efforts among program partners to support the country's carabao and dairy industries.
CDP News 03-Oct-2023 Government crossbreeding program boosts population of dairy carabaos in Region 2 The government's crossbreeding program has significantly boosted the population of dairy carabaos in Region 2. San Agustin, a town in Isabela province, stands out as the "Crossbred Carabao Capital of the Philippines" due to its remarkable achievements in carabao crossbreeding.
CDP News 03-Oct-2023 DA-PCC and DA-RFO V ink partnership project for the implementation of Carabao Development Program in Bicol The DA-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) and the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office Region V (DA-RFO V) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for their joint partnership in conserving, propagating, and promoting the carabao as a source of milk, meat, draft power, and hide to benefit rural farming communities in the Bicol region. This signing took place on September 25, 2023, at Constitution Hills, Quezon City.
CDP News 03-Oct-2023 100 carabaos star in San Agustin, Isabela’s ‘Nuang’ Fest Dubbed as the ‘Home of Nuang Festival,’ the town of San Agustin in Isabela province preserved the spirit of their long-standing tradition as 100 of its finest crossbred carabaos paraded its streets, September 27, 2023.
CDP News 14-Apr-2023 Carabao as a good source of meat underscored in PH Livestock Expo In dispelling the myths and misconceptions that carabao’s meat is tough and darker in color, thus hindering market acceptability, the DA-Philippine Carabao Center’s (DA-PCC) experts stressed that buffalo meat can be equal to, if not better than, the more popular and widely accepted beef.
Research and Development 13-Apr-2023 Determining the genetic diversity of PH carabao thru microsatellite markers The Gene Pool for Philippine carabao (Bubalus bubalis) swamp buffalo for conservation and management is at PCC at Cagayan State University (PCC at CSU). With its current efforts to preserve the live population of swamp buffaloes with superior genetics, the question is whether the conservation at PCC at CSU is enough to represent the Philippine carabao’s genetics in the country. Is there a genetic diversity of this indigenous animal? How would we know if the answer is “YES” or “NO”? First, a conclusive molecularbased approach to Philippine carabao genetic diversity using informative genetic markers is necessary.
Research and Development 13-Apr-2023 PH Livestock Expo highlights carabao as good source of meat I n dispelling the myths and misconceptions that carabao’s meat is tough and darker in color, thus hindering market acceptability, the DA-Philippine Carabao Center’s (DA-PCC) experts stressed that buffalo meat can be equal to, if not better than, the more popular and widely accepted beef.
CDP News 13-Apr-2023 DA-PCC, OMSC partner to establish Mindoro Carabao Conservation and Nucleus Farm The DA-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) has forged a partnership with the Occidental Mindoro State College (OMSC) in a bid to expand its research and conservation efforts by including native animal protection in its priorities.
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