Research and Development 13-Apr-2023 Study reveals key factors for boosting dairy buffalo milk prod'n Sustainable milk production through dairy farming is crucial in developing countries as it significantly contributes to food security and nutrition. It also provides livelihoods for the farmers and community-based organizations such as cooperatives and agencies since milk is seen as a lucrative source of income
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 Benchmarking for Efficiency Measuring the productivity of dairy buffalo farms helps in determining which are performing less efficiently than the others in the same geographical location. This is important to develop benchmarking strategies to improve the performance of inefficient dairy buffalo farms.
Research and Development 13-Apr-2023 DA-PCC has new career scientist Dr. Marvin Villanueva, Senior Science Research Specialist and OIC Chief of the Research and Development Division/Chief of the Livestock Biotechnology Center, has joined the DA-PCC’s growing pool of career scientists after he was conferred a Scientist I rank under the Agricultural Sciences Division of the Scientific Career System (SCS) effective May 20, 2022.
Research and Development 13-Apr-2023 2022 R4D in-house review highlights calibration of agency’s R4D priorities I n continuously fulfilling the mandate of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) to be the lead agency in livestock biotechnology research and development, the Research and Development Division (RDD) hosted the 2022 R4D InHouse, MFO-Oriented, and Special Projects Review at the DA-PCC national headquarters and gene pool, on September 21-23, 2022.
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.
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