Philippine Carabao Center

Philippine Carabao Center
Sentro ng Pilipinas para sa Kalabaw
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Philippine Carabao Center is located in Nueva Ecija
Philippine Carabao Center
Philippine Carabao Center is located in Luzon
Philippine Carabao Center
Philippine Carabao Center is located in Philippines
Philippine Carabao Center

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; 120.9309769
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]

On January 25, 2024, Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. ordered the recall of Executive Director Liza Battad to the Philippine Carabao Center (who was appointed by William Dar on July, 2021).[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

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:[12][13]

There is demand to set up at least additional 9 carabao network centres, 5 in Luzon, 1 in Visayas and 3 in Mindanao, at the following places:

International partners

Philippine Carabao Center runs an "International Buffalo Knowledge Resource Services" (IBKRS) in partnership with the following institutes:[14]

Gallery

Panorama of the super carabaos from the view deck
  • PCC facade, National Headquarters and Gene Pool, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
    PCC facade, National Headquarters and Gene Pool, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
  • The super carabaos at the milking and breeding station
    The super carabaos at the milking and breeding station
  • The Murrah buffaloes in the Philippine Carabao Center's outlet in Central Mindanao University, Bukidnon
    The Murrah buffaloes in the Philippine Carabao Center's outlet in Central Mindanao University, Bukidnon
  • Milking from the view deck
    Milking from the view deck
  • Housing of the officers
    Housing of the officers
  • Staff housing
    Staff housing
  • Facade
    Facade
  • The main products of Dairy Plant, Milka Krem, Philippine Carabao Center
    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 [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Impormasyon Tungkol sa Unibersidad" (PDF) (in Filipino). Central Luzon State University: 17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino (PDF) (2013 ed.). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. 2013. p. 9. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4.
  4. ^ "Philippine Carabao Center History". Archived from the original on April 7, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Ma. Eloisa E. "The Philippine Carabao Center ...has gone a long way". Bureau of Agricultural Research. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  6. ^ Robles, Chan. "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7307". Robles Chan Virtual Law Library. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  7. ^ "The Philippines: Enterprise-Driven Dairy Development" (PDF). Philippine Carabao Center. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  8. ^ a b Uy, Jocelyn (December 31, 2007). "Super carabao making the scene in year of the rats". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  9. ^ Cariaso, Bella (January 26, 2024). "New DA undersecretary for operations named". The Philippine Star.
  10. ^ "Homepage". Philippine Carabao Center.
  11. ^ "Philippine Carabao Center". chanrobles.com.
  12. ^ "PCC Network centers.", PCC Archived June 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "PCC history"., PCC Archived June 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ^ International Buffalo Knowledge Resource Services institutional partners

External links

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Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclopædia article about Water buffalo.
  • Philippine Carabao Center, official website
  • Buffalopedia, created by CIRB Hisar, India
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