Establishment of Forage Production Modules for Slaughter Goats in Bongabon and Lupao, Nueva Ecija: A S&T Community-based Approach
Forage seedlings in nursery in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija
Slaughter Goat
ISU IP-TBM Phase II: Patent Mining of Goat through Strengthened Isabela State University Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management Office
The project was implemented for 2 years (January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022) by ISU, with a total PCAARRD-GIA funding of Php 2,489,249.64. The project conducted a Virtual Technology Commercialization Training with business pitching. The Technology Transfer Protocol of the University was drafted, reviewed and approved by the BOD, while the University Policy was …
Non-invasive heat induction techniques for goats
In the Philippines, female goats generally come to heat when the weather is cool and the days are short, that is, from September to February. The long period of anestrus (non-ovulating) from March to August thus limits conception, making it difficult for farmers to provide a consistent supply of goat meat throughout the year. Since …
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Development of a Wearable Goat Peak Estrus Sensor
One critical control point that contributed to low conception rates among artificially inseminated goats is the timing of insemination. Usually, breeders rely on behavioral changes used during natural breeding but these only determine the period of estrus and are not necessarily the best time to inseminate. To advance AI in goats, DOST-PCAARRD funded the development …
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PregKit: Non-invasive pregnancy diagnostic kit for goat
To enhance productivity and upgrade goats in the countryside, DOST-PCAARRD in recent years has invested in the promotion of goat AI as an alternative to natural breeding. To ensure that only dry does are subjected to estrus synchronization and AI, efficient screening of pregnancy must be done, as subjecting already gestating goats may lead to …
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SemEx: a semen extender mixture for use with artificial insemination
SemEx is a powdered semen extender formulation that is used in AI. It provides nutrients for the spermatozoa that a buck has ejaculated and buffers against changes in pH, provides an isotonic environment, and protects the spermatozoa against cold shock when cooled and stored in a chilled state or against freezing injury when the semen …
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The FLS-GEM: an effective tech-transfer modality for improving goat farm productivity
Photo Credits: SRC-CLSU A notable project that brought the science of goat raising back to the consciousness of small and medium-scale entrepreneurs and the local government is the Farmer Livestock School on Integrated Goat Management (FLS-IGM). It is a 28-week discovery-based adult education course designed by DOST-PCARRD in 2002 and adopted as a full-blown program …
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Goat AI Delivery System: improving the stocks without a buck
Enhancing goat farm production performance is critical for raisers in the countryside to increase their production volume and income. To promote the genetic improvement of stocks at the farm level even without maintaining a male breeder, the National Program on Slaughter Goat promoted the Artificial Insemination Delivery System (AI-DS). This protocol includes securing the source …
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Signature goat for Cagayan Valley
To establish a functional slaughter goat breed for Region 2 that over time can be called the Cagayan Valley Signature Goat, R&D focused on the continuous promotion of an organized breeding and selection program to produce crossbred meat goats with similar morphometric characteristics and blood composition of 75% Boer, 18.75% Native, and 6.25% Anglo Nubian. …
Halal Goat S&T Program
The potential of producing authentic halal goat is a niche that Region 12 capitalized on when it developed the halal goat production and assurance protocols in 2015, encompassing processes on halal goat production, transport and marketing, slaughtering, chevon processing, and laboratory-based haram detection. These protocols underscored the importance of identifying critical control points from production …