LEGAZPI CITY, April 21 (PIA) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) turned over the Mini-Liquid Nitrogen Generating Plant worth P6.5M to the city government here early this month expected to benefit stakeholders in animal breeding and raising.
DA Undersecretary for Livestock Jose C. Reaño, who led the turn-over rites of the facility to Mayor Rowena R. Tuason of this city, said the availability of liquid Nitrogen not only in this city but also in the entire Masbate province comprised the logistical components of the Artificial Insemination Program (AIP) of the agency that is vital for proper storing and transporting of animal semen.
“Artificial insemination is one of the strategies to improve genetics and breed of livestock,” he explained.
The facility, according to Reaño, will be managed and operated by the city government and is located inside the compound of Masbate Fish Complex and Bus terminal here.
Tuason meanwhile thanked DA for making a reality the long time demand of cattle raisers of their province, stressing that the presence of the plant right in their locality will greatly reduce the cost of transporting semen tanks and make them readily accessible at any time.
She also strongly endorsed the establishment of an Animal Diagnostic Laboratory as this will pave the way to realizing their vision of making Masbate an Organic Beef Producer by 2020.
Reaño, who also met with the livestock raisers and stakeholders following the turn-over of the facility, has also approved request of the Cattle Raisers Association of Masbate Inc., led by Gerry Aguilar, to establish an animal diagnostic laboratory in the province.
He committed the agency will allocate some P3 million for the establishment of the laboratory and the purchase of the essential equipment, including an electro semen ejaculator which shall determine if the semen of bulls are still viable.
The site for the proposed laboratory has yet to be determined and will be supervised by the DA regional office, according to Reaño.
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) director Rubina Cresencio has recommended to construct the facility at the Don Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT) in Mandaon town or at the DA Breeding Station in Barangay Asid, in this city
Dr. Grace Ceñas, administrator of National Dairy Authority (NDA), on the other hand, observed that Masbate has great potential for dairy development noting that the office is ready to support the island province in this undertaking.
She presented a scheme where livestock breeds for meat production will be crossbred with dairy breeds.
NDA will buy the offspring for milking purposes and later when there are enough dairy animals in the island , the establishment of milk processing or dairy plants will subsequently follow.
On the same meeting with livestock raisers, DA Assistant Secretary for Livestock Davinio Catbagan said that imported breeds from the USA are due to arrive in our country this year, with the 300 heads allocated for Visayas wherein Masbate will be getting its share on the same allocation.
The importation of livestock is part of the government’s thrust of infusing new livestock breeds to upgrade our native stocks.
Reaño furthered that the DA will concentrate not only on animal infusion but also on improving animal nutrition through pasture improvement and mineral supplementation , improving calving or conception and continuing education for breeders through trainings.
He thus invited the breeders to visit the DA’s 187- hectare Regional Carabao Breeding Center in Mabato-bato, Mandaon town where native carabaos have been genetically upgraded and where nutrition-rich forage grasses are also available as source of planting materials.
He bared that only five personnel are assigned in the facility and yet it has now produced a total of 148 heads and generated a total income of P234,000 over the last two years.
DA Bicol regional office also turned over to the city government here a check worth P2.9M as a first tranche payment for the opening of a Farm-to-Market Road between Barangay Igang here and sitio Gatuson in Milagros town under the Bottom-Up-Budgeting Program.
Likewise, it turned over 200 bags of hybrid cornseeds (at 20 kg per bag) worth P500,000.00 in addition to 200 bags earlier turned over to the province to be distributed to corn cluster areas there.
DA Bicol also turned over to the local government of Aroroy two units of palay threshers and two units of hand tractor also under the BUB program. (MAL/EBBordado-DA5/PIA5)
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DA Undersecretary for Livestock Jose C. Reaño, who led the turn-over rites of the facility to Mayor Rowena R. Tuason of this city, said the availability of liquid Nitrogen not only in this city but also in the entire Masbate province comprised the logistical components of the Artificial Insemination Program (AIP) of the agency that is vital for proper storing and transporting of animal semen.
“Artificial insemination is one of the strategies to improve genetics and breed of livestock,” he explained.
The facility, according to Reaño, will be managed and operated by the city government and is located inside the compound of Masbate Fish Complex and Bus terminal here.
Tuason meanwhile thanked DA for making a reality the long time demand of cattle raisers of their province, stressing that the presence of the plant right in their locality will greatly reduce the cost of transporting semen tanks and make them readily accessible at any time.
She also strongly endorsed the establishment of an Animal Diagnostic Laboratory as this will pave the way to realizing their vision of making Masbate an Organic Beef Producer by 2020.
Reaño, who also met with the livestock raisers and stakeholders following the turn-over of the facility, has also approved request of the Cattle Raisers Association of Masbate Inc., led by Gerry Aguilar, to establish an animal diagnostic laboratory in the province.
He committed the agency will allocate some P3 million for the establishment of the laboratory and the purchase of the essential equipment, including an electro semen ejaculator which shall determine if the semen of bulls are still viable.
The site for the proposed laboratory has yet to be determined and will be supervised by the DA regional office, according to Reaño.
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) director Rubina Cresencio has recommended to construct the facility at the Don Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT) in Mandaon town or at the DA Breeding Station in Barangay Asid, in this city
Dr. Grace Ceñas, administrator of National Dairy Authority (NDA), on the other hand, observed that Masbate has great potential for dairy development noting that the office is ready to support the island province in this undertaking.
She presented a scheme where livestock breeds for meat production will be crossbred with dairy breeds.
NDA will buy the offspring for milking purposes and later when there are enough dairy animals in the island , the establishment of milk processing or dairy plants will subsequently follow.
On the same meeting with livestock raisers, DA Assistant Secretary for Livestock Davinio Catbagan said that imported breeds from the USA are due to arrive in our country this year, with the 300 heads allocated for Visayas wherein Masbate will be getting its share on the same allocation.
The importation of livestock is part of the government’s thrust of infusing new livestock breeds to upgrade our native stocks.
Reaño furthered that the DA will concentrate not only on animal infusion but also on improving animal nutrition through pasture improvement and mineral supplementation , improving calving or conception and continuing education for breeders through trainings.
He thus invited the breeders to visit the DA’s 187- hectare Regional Carabao Breeding Center in Mabato-bato, Mandaon town where native carabaos have been genetically upgraded and where nutrition-rich forage grasses are also available as source of planting materials.
He bared that only five personnel are assigned in the facility and yet it has now produced a total of 148 heads and generated a total income of P234,000 over the last two years.
DA Bicol regional office also turned over to the city government here a check worth P2.9M as a first tranche payment for the opening of a Farm-to-Market Road between Barangay Igang here and sitio Gatuson in Milagros town under the Bottom-Up-Budgeting Program.
Likewise, it turned over 200 bags of hybrid cornseeds (at 20 kg per bag) worth P500,000.00 in addition to 200 bags earlier turned over to the province to be distributed to corn cluster areas there.
DA Bicol also turned over to the local government of Aroroy two units of palay threshers and two units of hand tractor also under the BUB program. (MAL/EBBordado-DA5/PIA5)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=771398063476#sthash.1xDgwhRY.dpuf
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