Dairy farmers gain more know-how during PCC-organized field day

Close of 300 dairy farmers in Nueva Ecija and neighboring areas availed of yet another opportunity to acquire additional knowledge and technical know-how on various useful technologies during the Farmers’ Field Day (FFD) conducted on March 27 at the National Headquarters and Gene Pool of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) in the Science City of […]


PCC anniversary celebration underscores R4D

“It’s about time that research activities and technology development efforts are directed toward addressing the needs of farmers, particularly on how they can earn more and how their work can be lessened.”   This call was aired by Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala in his message delivered by Assistant Secretary for Livestock Davinio P. Catbagan […]


PCC celebrates 21st anniversary

The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) is embarking on a new paradigm as it marks its 21st founding anniversary with a week-long celebration that will run on March 24-28, 2014.   With the theme, “Leading a noble paradigm: Research for Development”, the celebration will highlight the shift of PCC’s “research and development” paradigm into “research for […]



Rare phenomenon 2 sets of twin calves born in same month in Pampanga

Twinning in buffaloes is a one-in-a million chance, according to animal scientists. Would you believe that this rare phenomenon recently occurred twice in Arayat, Pampanga when two sets of twin calves were born in the same month this year? The Philippine Carabao Center at Central Luzon State University (PCC at CLSU) in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija […]


PCC, Korean center ink partnership for scientific cooperation on animal nutrition

The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) and the Jeonnam Korean Beef Cattle Cooperation Center (JKBCCC) have agreed to undertake a three-year scientific collaboration aimed at helping address the growing demands of the Philippine livestock industry.   Dr. Felomino V. Mamuad, PCC OIC executive director, and Dr. Sang–Suk Lee, JKBCCC head, formalized the agreement through a memorandum […]



PCC OIC bares plans and directions

Dr. Felomino V. Mamuad, officer in charge of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), has declared that he will do his best in steering the institution toward the attainment of its goal as the lead agency in livestock biotechnology in the Department of Agriculture (DA) network. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala named Dr. Mamuad as PCC’s […]