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Control Number
57643
Date and Time of Latest Transaction
20060619142625.4
General Information
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Cataloging Source
PCARRD-DOST
Main Entry - Personal Name
Faylon, Patricio S.
Main Entry - Uniform Title
ENGLISH
Title Statement
Sheep production systems (Philippines)
General Note
Los Banos, Laguna: PCARRD, 1988. 152p
Summary, Etc.
Some 114 sheep raisers were interviewed and 1,030 head of sheep were characterized from 30 provinces in the 11 regions of the country. A total of 33 related researches covering a span of 50 years (1936-1987) were also retrieved from various institutions in the country. The framework for the national sheep research and development (R & D) program was also formulated based on the data gathered. Three distinct groups of sheep were identified, namely: the Philippine sheep, the Barbados Blackbelly, and the crosses of the two groups. Their quantitative and qualitative traits were characterized. The major source of feed for sheep were unimproved pastures (83.3%) and improved grasses in both open (13.2%) and under plantation (3.5%). Most farmers (77.4%) practiced continuous grazing. Some 48% of the farmers provided concentrate supplementation while 46.5% gave crop residues. Majority of the farmers practiced selection of breeder stock but did not practice culling of stocks. They selected the ram rather than the ewe for breeding purposes. Infectious diseases (diarrhea, pneumonia and hemorrhagic septicemia), metabolic disorder (bloat) and accidents (dog and snake bites) were the major causes of sheep mortality. The preventive health practices adopted by the farmers were deworming (46.5%), vaccination (15.8%) and isolation of sick animals (14.1%). Most raisers (84.2%) kept their animals in sheds mainly made up of local materials, except for roofing where 43.8% used galvanized iron sheets. The floor space allowance varied between 1-2 sq m/animal. Other husbandry practices were weaning, identification, tail docking flushing, hoof trimming, castration and shearing. Sheep had more biological advantages compared to goats. Sheep were less destructive to crops, they grazed in flocks hence, easier to manage, less discriminating, had a wider range of herbage preference and were more resistant to parasitism and respiratory diseases. However, sheep raising is beset by low population base, lack of marketing systems structures and lack of appropriate technology
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
SHEEP
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL FEEDING
ANIMAL DISEASES
Added Entry - Personal Name
Lambio, Angel L.
Parawan, Oscar O.
Sevilla, Cesar C.
Quirante, Vicente
Villar, Edwin
Location
DOST PCARRD
Physical Location
Department of Science and Technology
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development
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