Carabeef gastronomic delights A list of must-try carabeef dishes from Luzon to Visayas
With more and more Filipinos discovering a whole new world of gastronomic delights using carabeef as their prime ingredient to a dish, the water buffalo meat is now gaining attention in the local markets and in many Filipino restaurants. The current demand for carabeef is due to recent studies, which showed that buffaloes are better […]
PCC improving native carabao breed for greater productivity
For centuries, the Philippine Carabao, which is a swamp-type water buffalo, has been the ideal ally of farmers in their farm works. This animal, due to its draft power abilities aside from its being tractable and friendly, is the farmers’ reliable partner in their farming chores that without it they feel they’re less of an […]
Native carabaos are forever
Not a few animal experts have expressed the fear of losing the blood lines of the native carabaos. Their fear is not totally baseless, though. The heightened efforts on improving the breed of native carabaos, by way of artificial insemination and the fielding of quality bulls of the imported breed, are on-going and thousands of […]
Carabao raising added feature in PhilRice’s ‘Palayamanan Plus’
Raising dairy carabaos is now an added feature of “Palayamanan Plus Nuestra”, a project of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Rizal G. Corales, supervising science research specialist and project leader, said the add-on will further boost the income of participating farmers. He explained that the project title is a combination of the words “Palayamanan” […]
Carabao feedlot fattening is a profitable business venture for farmers, study says
There’s more to carabaos than just as sources of milk and draft power. They offer big potential too for the meat industry as an increase in the slaughter rate of carabaos for meat or “carabeef” is an indicator of its growing market demand. A study conducted by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at the University […]
PCC study to improve production efficiency, rate of genetic gain among buffaloes underway
The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) is undertaking a new research study aimed at improving the production efficiency of buffaloes and the rate of genetic gain of the animals through the use of genomic information in breeding and selection. This was revealed by Dr. Ester Flores, head of PCC’s genetic improvement program (GIP) unit and lead […]
Multiplier Dairy Farms: Multiplying dairy buffalo-based opportunities
The continuing efforts of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) to encourage Filipino farmers to venture into carabao-raising and carabao-based enterprises, has given rise to a new kind of partnership with private entrepreneurs who have the capacity and willingness to help pursue the goals of the agency. Such partnership is manifested in the Dairy Buffalo Multiplier […]
Proper pasture management plays vital role in Higher productivity, profitability of buffaloes
Pasture managers consider feeding of sufficient forage for livestock, specifically dairy buffaloes, as an important factor in attaining healthier and good-performing animals. They correctly discern that implementing good pasture management and grazing principles increase forage quality and yield, provide a more wholesome place for the grazing of buffaloes and improve their performance. They also know […]
Carabao rises to new-found importance as farmers’ ‘beast of fortune’
From “beast of burden” to “beast of fortune”, that’s how the carabao has evolved after centuries of neglect, near extinction, low-regard and playing second fiddle to farm machines. To most farmers, the carabao is a mainstay in farm works. It is his tractable, reliable and uncomplaining ally in myriads of works in the field. It […]
PCC’s CBED translates to additional income for farmers, new jobs
Farming families, who see the color of money only at the end of every harvest season, now have access to daily cash from milk sales, thanks to the carabao-based enterprise development (CBED) program of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC). The continuing efforts of PCC in upgrading the breed of native buffaloes by transforming them from […]