PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Police arrested four suspected cattle rustlers in Barangay Aulo here on Monday morning, March 10. Police Col. Ferdinand Germino, Nueva Ecija police chief, said Chairman Gerry Andasan informed the police that a cow was being stolen by four individuals in the barangay....
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Salvador Daryl Buban and Rosel Buban manage Dream Nature Farm in Pagsanjan, Laguna, where they raise cows and carabaos that produce milk and dairy products. “Our cows and carabaos were grassfed. My husband harvested them from our own farm,” Rosel said. (Dream Nature...
Samuel Mercader, owner of the Mercader’s Dairy Farm, grazing his buffalo. ( Mercader’s Dairy Farm) Samuel Mercader is a 48-year-old farmer who owns Mercader’s Dairy Farm in Brgy. San Agustin, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija. Despite not having the opportunity to pursue a formal education, Samuel's...
(Suman Maharjan/Pixabay) The rainy season in the Philippines brings numerous challenges for livestock owners, particularly in terms of parasite infestation. Parasitic worms pose a significant threat to the health and productivity of sheep, goats, and cattle, leading to reduced growth rates, poor...
Image by Stephan und Tina Forstmann/Pixabay A team of researchers built a wearable monitoring device powered by cows' movement. The device monitors the health, location, and environment of cows. It is designed to help with food safety and efficiency as it requires less cost than installing a...
Photo by Pixabay. Cultivating insects is becoming a popular avenue for farmers worldwide. Livestock farmers, in particular, have been raising insects to feed their animals. It has become more acceptable due to the nutritional benefit and ease of reproducing insects. Perhaps the biggest incentive to...
Beefalo. Photo by Karl Young from Wikimedia Commons . The beefalo is the hybrid crossbreed of cattle and bison. Cattle are known for being docile while the bison are grown for their lean meat. Combined, the beefalo inherits the docile nature of cattle while producing lean-quality meat, the reason...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. It has been established that cattle burps, as silly as it sounds, are massive contributors to climate change. When cattle release gas from their body, they also release methane, which is the second most prominent greenhouse gas. Technology to monitor methane emission...
Methane emissions from cattle are one of the top contributors to climate change that many are hoping to address. These gases are a product of ruminal fermentation where bugs in the rumen generate methane gas. Rumens are the large first compartment of the stomach of cows, where cellulose is...
