Philippine Carabao Center

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Philippine Carabao Center
Sentro ng Pilipinas para sa Kalabaw
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Philippine Carabao Center is located in Nueva Ecija
Philippine Carabao Center
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Philippine Carabao Center
Agency overview
FormedMarch 27, 1992
HeadquartersMuñoz, Nueva Ecija
15°43′58″N 120°55′52″E / 15.7326606°N 120.9309769°E / 15.7326606; 120.9309769Coordinates: 15°43′58″N 120°55′52″E / 15.7326606°N 120.9309769°E / 15.7326606; 120.9309769
Annual budget₱595.7 million (2021)[1]
Agency executive
  • Claro Mingala, Executive Director (OIC)
Parent agencyDepartment of Agriculture
Websitewww.pcc.gov.ph

The Philippine Carabao Center (Filipino: Sentro ng Kalabaw sa Pilipinas[2] or Sentro ng Pilipinas para sa Kalabaw[3]) an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, was established at Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija province in 1992 to breed and cross carabao based on high-yield Murrah buffalo (native breed of Haryana state of India) in the Philippines as a multi-purpose animal that can be raised for milk, meat, hide, and draft.[4][5][6][7]

History[]

It was set up in 1992 on a 40 hectares (99 acres) piece of land donated by Central Luzon State University on its main campus, initially with 6 network centers in 1992. 7 more network centers were added in 1994 bringing the total to 13. It was sponsored as a bill by the then senator Joseph Estrada and eventually enacted as a law through Republic Act 7307 i.e. the Philippine Carabao Act of 1992.[8]

Carabao's global, asian and filipino population[]

As per the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), report, the global buffalo population was 148 million in 1992. Asia has 98% of the global buffalo population of nearly 194 million. In 2003, India had 98 million water buffalo (57% of world's buffalo population), followed by 23 million (12% of world's buffalo population) in China, and 3.2 million (1.6% of world's buffalo population) swamp-type carabao in the Philippines. Buffalo play an important part in India, China and Philippines's national and rural economy. The PCC was set up with the aims to enhance carabao breed.

Imported Breeds at PCC[]

Indian-origin Murrah buffalo dairy breed of Asian water buffalo, at PCC imported from Bulgaria.[9]

To improve the breeds and milk yield, high milk yield Murrah buffalo breed were imported from the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, India, a reputed species of the dairy type originating from Haryana state of India. Murrah breed are reputed as a high milk yield breed that can produce an average of more than eight liters of milk daily over a 300 days long annual productive cycle. Better performing Murrah buffalo can produce 12 to 15 liters per day on average, with top performers going up to 25 liters per day. PCC also imported Indian Murrah breed via third-party countries such Bulgaria, USA and Latin America. PCC breeds and cross-breeds Murrah buffalo through artificial insemination.[10]

Reproduction Technology[]

The PCC had some success in reproductive biotechnology in 2004 when the first test-tube buffalo was born on April 5, also the birthday of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Incidentally, the test-tube buffalo is a female and was named as "Glory" after the President.

Milk Yield Improvement[]

Late in 2007, according to Filipino scientists, the Center located in Nueva Ecija initiated a study to breed the super water buffalo that could produce 4 to 18 liters of milk/day using gene-based technology.[8] The majority of the funding came from the Department of Science and Technology. When this marker-assisted selection process is perfected it will allow the poor farmers to conserve their resources by raising only the best producers that are genetically selected soon after birth.

Network Centers[]

PCC has 13 network centers at various host universities including the following:[11][12]

There is demand to set up at least additional 9 carabao network centres, 3 each in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, at following places:

International partners[]

Philippine Carabao Center runs an "International Buffalo Knowledge Resource Services" (IBKRS) in partnership with the following institutes:[13]

  • Korea
    • National Institute of Animal Science

Gallery[]

Panorama of the super carabaos from the view deck

  • PCC facade, National Headquarters and Gene Pool, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija

  • The super carabaos at the milking and breeding station

  • The Murrah buffaloes in the Philippine Carabao Center's outlet in Central Mindanao University, Bukidnon

  • Milking from the view deck

  • Housing of the officers

  • Staff housing

  • Facade

  • The main products of Dairy Plant, Milka Krem, Philippine Carabao Center

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/GAA/GAA2021/TechGAA2021/DA/G.pdf
  2. ^ "Impormasyon Tungkol sa Unibersidad" (PDF) (in Filipino). Central Luzon State University: 17. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino (PDF) (2013 ed.). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. p. 9. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4.
  4. ^ "Philippine Carabao Center History". Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Ma. Eloisa E. "The Philippine Carabao Center ...has gone a long way". Bureau of Agricultural Research. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  6. ^ Robles, Chan. "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7307". Robles Chan Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  7. ^ "The Philippines: Enterprise-Driven Dairy Development" (PDF). Philippine Carabao Center. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Uy, Jocelyn (31 December 2007). "Super carabao making the scene in year of the rats". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Homepage". Philippine Carabao Center.
  10. ^ "Philippine Carabao Center". chanrobles.com.
  11. ^ "PCC Network centers.", PCC Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ "PCC history"., PCC Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ nternational Buffalo Knowledge Resource Services institutional partners

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