Goats are very popular among Filipinos because they require low capital investment, fit the smallhold farm condition, and multiply fast. Culturally, goats are integral to every special occasion such as birthdays, baptisms, weddings, and fiestas. Hence, they command a higher price compared with other meats in the market. Goats require...
Goat farming is not an all new endeavor. These days, a lot more people are seeing the benefits and potential profits to be gained from goat farming. This form of animal-raising has been practiced since time immemorial, and there are a lot of people from other parts of the globe...
At the heart of dairy goat farming are the goats. These animals are the smallest ruminants humans have ever domesticated. Goats have been producing milk and meat for human consumption longer than sheep and cattle. These animals are also tough, surviving in arid, tropical and mountainous regions. Today, goats are...
Hog Raising Guide. Swine Raising is a popular enterprise such that there is a proliferation of backyard hog raising which dominates the swine industry. Hog Raising made easy
Malunggay (Moringa oleifera) finds use as food and as traditional medicine, especially in the Philippines, in treating blackheads, diarrhea, eye and ear infection, fever, sprain, and pimples—in preparations as varied as its’ uses. High in vitamin A and other essential amino acids and nutrients, there are but a few culinary...
San Miguel Foods Inc.’s Magnolia’s contract grower, Ofel Dator and her husband Serafin Dator, owners of Ofel’s Poultry Farm, began breeding chicken in 2005 with just minimal capital on hand. Today, Ofel’s Poultry Farm is earning well over P2.5 million a year. Being a San Miguel Foods Inc’s poultry contract...
Milking Profits from the Carabao. Pasteurized carabao’s milk, choco milk, pastillas de leche, kesong puti, condensed milk, cheese spread, ice cream, or rennet.
Different kinds of trough, different local feed resources and feed supplements, 1999-12-01 Practice: Feed and Water Troughs Location: Philippines Technical Description There are many indigenous fixtures derived from the use of light materials and recyclable industry wastes. These fixtures are commonly used by farmers in livestock and poultry production. Bamboo...
Free-Range system is best adapted to small-scale farmers who raise chickens for household and commercial consumption. This low-cost free-range system increases the commercial value of poultry products. Chicken Breeds Suitable for a Free-Range System. * Local chickens or crossbreds of Rhode Island x local chickens. * Chinese chickens such as...
Darag Native Chicken Production Guide by Joselito Pudadera. To start the darag native chicken project, it is necessary to select breeders to be used. The performance of darag chicks that will be produced depends on the kind of breeder the raiser has.
The rapid development in recent years of Asia’s livestock industry has been matched by the huge increase in the importation of livestock feed. Feed costs are not only a burden on the national budget of nearly every Asian country, they are also a burden on the budget of livestock farms,...
One needs to be very well prepared before keeping goats. This guide will show you various information about goats and how you can raise them in your farm. Basic Terms These are a list of common terms that are used in goat farming. You will find them necessary in the...
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