An event called “Native Animals Fair” that will be held on April 25-29, 2022 will showcase research and development outputs in purification of native chicken, pig, and duck breeds and the proper management and protocol of handling these breeds.
This event is organized through the funding of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD). It is led by the Western Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESMAARRDEC).
It is also co-implemented by Marinduque State College (MSC), Mindoro State University (MinSU), and West Visayas State University (WVSU).
Along with these state universities are the cooperating agencies, Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), Caraga State University (CarSU), Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Eastern Samar State University (ESSU), J.H. Cerilles State College (JHCSC), and Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU).
Native animals are an integral part of the agricultural industry in the Philippines. From being a source of meat for the Filipino households, it became a source of livelihood for the rural farmers and provided socio-cultural and economic services.
DOST-PCAARRD continuously invests resources in the native animals in the country including native chicken, native pig, and native duck, which the Council branded “ItikPINAS.” These research outputs, utilized the “purification process” or the process of developing pure lines or true-to-type populations not mixed with mongrel breeds. These will be introduced and discussed during the Native Animals Fair.
Likewise, the said event will open an avenue for the researchers and technology adopters to showcase, promote, and disseminate the technologies and other outputs of R&D on native chicken and pig, and ItikPINAS. Different activities are lined up such as the virtual presser with media practitioners, technology fora, virtual farm tours, book launching, meat processing, semen processing, AI demonstrations, cooking of specialty dishes, and live virtual selling of native animal breeds. Among the participants of this event are farmers, representatives from the business sector, local government units, members of Consortium Member Institutions (CMIs), and the media.
The opening program will be held on April 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. On April 26, 2022, ItikPINAS management and production protocols will be discussed through a technology forum. Two of the biggest ItikPINAS breeders in Luzon, Ka Rene Ramos and Don Ramon Marquez will discuss how to build profitable enterprises on native duck. Balut making will also be highlighted as well as a live selling of live animals from certified R&D partners: RCR farm and Green Rose Duck Farm.
On April 27, 2022, Darag, ZamPen, Caraga Black native chicken will be the focus. Management and production protocols of these breeds will be discussed during this day. On April 28, 2022, Markaduke and Sinirangan native pigs will be highlighted as well as the molecular markers for reproduction and growth and meat quality. Success stories of Sinirangan pig cooperators will also be featured as well as the launching of the Lechon Science book launching and live selling of native pig breeders.
On the last day, April 29, 2022, contest entries will be showcased and awarded.
To register for this event, please register at https://bit.ly/NAFreg.
More details are in the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/902295687184830/. The sessions will be livestreamed via the DOST-PCAARRD Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PCAARRD/.
