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Monday, June 25th, 2012Buy your breeding stock from reliabíe duck raisers. The Pateros duck (native duck) is good for egg production and the Peking duck is good both for meat and egg purposes. You can also raise Muscovy duck or Pato. Muscovy has low egg production but is more self sustaining than the Pateros and Peking ducks. [...]
Native Bee Production
Sunday, June 24th, 2012Introduction The native honey bee or the Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) are good pollinators of crops. They also produce honey, pollen and wax, all of which could be either directly used by farmers or sold in the market. Compared with the exotic European honey bee (Apis mellifers), our native honey bees are more resistant [...]
Forced-feeding technology (including Batangas cattle-fattening system)
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012Forced-feeding technology is used in fattening draft cattle in confinement in a shorter period of time. Known as supak method, this apparently indigenous practice from Batangas is done 60-90 days before the livestock is sold. The feed composition makes for rapid increase in body weight (because of high feed conversion rate) and improved meat quality. [...]
Small-scale cattle production
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012In the Philippines, between 75 and 90 percent of the total cattle production are raised in backyard systems. Smallscale cattle production offers many benefits. Raising cattle on the farm helps to promote integration with crops, trees and soil and nutrient cycling is facilitated. Crop residues not suited for human consumption can be converted to [...]
Native Pig Production
Friday, June 22nd, 2012Native pigs are important sources of income, food and manure on small farms. Native pigs are sold to friends and neighbors, used during special occasions or serve as a profitable part-time job for family members. These pigs are considered sturdy and are more resistant to various hog diseases. They can survive on kitchen wastes and [...]
THE DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRY FARMING IN THAILAND
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012BACKGROUND Although dairy farming in Thailand began around 80 years ago, the introduction of extensive dairy development took place in the early 1960s. It started with the establishment of the Thai Danish Farm and Training Centre (TDDF) at Muak Lek, as a joint venture between the Thai and Danish Governments. The approach was the clearing [...]
FEEDING SWAMP BUFFALO FOR MILK PRODUCTION
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012INTRODUCTION In South-east Asia, the water buffaloes are predominantly of the swamp type. They are raised in small herds of 1–5 on small farms (2 to 5 hectares). Buffalo raising in this region cannot be considered as a distinct enterprise, rather it is an integral part of crop (mainly rice) production. Apart from serving as [...]
Condition Scoring of Cattle
Sunday, June 17th, 2012How to do it: Feel the amount of fat under the skin in 2 areas: A. Loin area between hip bone and last rib B. Area around the tail head Use condition scoring to determine if: Your cattle are in a satisfactory condition for breeding and production Your animals are sick and losing condition 1 [...]
Making Beer
Thursday, June 14th, 2012When I was in KSA a few years ago, I wondered about the procedure how to make beer at home or in the kitchen until I read a post in jandrhanson blog about beer making. It is so simple you can do it yourself in your kitchen in about 15 minutes. You can modify this [...]
How to Make Cassava and Coconut Cookies
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012Ingredients: 2 1/2 cup wheat flour 2 1/2 cup cassava flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup butter or margarine 2 pcs eggs 5 tsp baking powder 2 cup “sapal” or desiccated coconut Procedure: Sift together the measured baking powder and cassava flour. Add “sapal” to the baking powder and cassava flour mixture. In another bowl, [...]
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