Post date: Jun 01, 2016 2:24:55 AM
The Philippine Carabao Center at La Carlota Stock Farm (PCC at LCSF) extended its area of program coverage in Negros Island Region (NIR) comprising the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental as Region XVIII. There are 12 cities and 19 municipalities in Negros Occidental covered by PCC at LCSF. With the creation of Negros Island Region through Executive Order 183, six (6) cities and 19 municipalities of Negros Oriental will be added to the coverage of PCC at LCSF.
The PCC at LCSF already had an initial meeting with the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Negros Oriental represented by Mr. Nestor R. Villaflores. Both parties were committed to intensify its advocacy for the Carabao Development Program of PCC and the Department of Agriculture as a whole.
PCC at LCSF and the Bayawan City Veterinary Office (CVO) also agreed to walk hand-in-hand in upgrading the carabaos in their area through Artificial Insemination. The development of pilot dairy buffalo production system utilizing the existing 14 female and one (1) male Bulgarian Murrah Buffalo from Ubay Stock Farm were also initiated. An orientation-seminar on Buffalo Dairying was conducted on May 24 to 26, 2016 with 73 participants coming from Brgy. Bugay & Brgy. Tabuan, Bayawan City. This was successfully held during the Animal Welfare Mission spearheaded by Dr. Ma. Gretta G. Valledor, Bayawan City Veterinarian.
Written by: Arlyn A. Polo
Posted by: Arlyn A. Polo
Date: June 1, 2016