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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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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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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 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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Through PCAARRD funding, UPLB developed the FertiGroe® nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). These inorganic single fertilizers release nutrients more slowly than the conventional inorganic fertilizers, and have strong potential to increase nutrient use efficiency. The developed FertiGroe® nanofertilizers were tested on rice, corn, eggplant, cabbage, potato, sugarcane, coffee, cacao, and banana. For coffee, …
In support of the organic agriculture program of the country, technologies for organic Arabica production have been developed by the Benguet State University (BSU) through DOST-PCAARRD funding, and are for validation in the field. Developed products for organic Arabica production include solid and liquid organic fertilizers, and biocontrol agents for coffee rust and coffee anthracnose. …
Harvesting cherries at the right maturity produces better tasting coffee. Through the SARAI Program, University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) researchers developed a mobile application named CAPHE: Coffee Application Harvest Date Estimator. This mobile App forecasts the best harvest date of Robusta, Arabica, Liberica, and Excelsa coffee varieties based on the local temperature forecast …
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Morpho-developmental changes in Robusta coffee during inflorescence emergence (BBCH 51-59), flowering (BBCH 60-69), berry development (BBCH 70-79) and berry ripening (BBCH 80-89) Understanding growth patterns is essential in developing effective farm management strategies for tropical perennial crops such as coffee. Hence, the DOST-PCAARRD-funded program “Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry (SARAI) in the …
Coffee depulper Producing a quality cup of coffee involves not only producing high quality cherries, but also proper post harvest activities to come up with good quality GCB. Coffee cherries should undergo proper post harvest activities to come up with good quality coffee green beans and eventually good cupping quality. Cupping quality of coffee describes …
The project titled “Development of Philippine Native Pig Breed Information System” is a 2-year project funded by DOST-PCAARRD. This project aims to create record forms to collect data on the morphology, morphometric traits, and reproductive performance of native pigs. To summarize relevant information for each native pig breed or strain, descriptive statistics were used. Furthermore, …