CARABAO PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT Flashcards
1
Q
top 3 regions producer
A
- eastern visayas
- western visayas
- caayan valleye
2
Q
LAW
- conserve, promote and propagate the carabao as a source of draft, met, milk and hide.
- availability of quality stocks
- benefit from technology transfer activities on the care and mgt of carabao and processing of meat and milk
- encourage backyard dairy development in rural areas
A
RA7307 - Philippine carabao Act of 1992 by pres. Cory Aquino
3
Q
LAW
- to protect and promote the welfare of all animals by supervising and, regulating the establishment and operations of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, treating or training all animals.
- this law superseded the EO 626 or the Carabao slaughter ban
A
RA 8485 - Animal Welfare Act 1997 by Pres. Fidel V. Ramos
4
Q
Law
- EO No. 8 of 1954 prohibiting the slaughter of carabao regardless of age, sex, and physical condition purposely to conserve work animals
- superseded by the other EO’s identifying a specific term period for slaughter and age limit
- EO 626 of 1989 locally known as 7-11, allows the slaughter of male buffalo of 7 yrs old and above and female carabaos 11 yrs old and above.
A
Carabao Slaughter Ban (EO 626)
5
Q
2 types and breeds of water buffalo
A
swamp type
river type
6
Q
bubalus bubalis, 2n=48
A
swamp type
7
Q
bubalus bubalis, 2n= 50
A
river type
8
Q
breeds:
philippine carabao
cambodian
chinese buffalos
A
swamp type
9
Q
breeds:
indian murrah
brazilian murrah
bulfarian murrah
A
river type
10
Q
water buffalo that is
- light gray to gray, white bands below the jaw and across the chest and legs
- sickle-shaped horns
- 1.5 - 2 kg of milk/day
A
swamp type
11
Q
water buffalo that is
- black or gray in color
- with tightly curled or drooping straight horn
- dairy type buffalo can produce 8-10 liters of milk daily
A
river type
12
Q
estrous cycle
A
21 days
13
Q
weight at breeding
A
250 to 300 kg
14
Q
breeding age
A
2.5 - 3yrs
15
Q
estrus period (sexual receptivity)
A
18 hrs.
