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Fattening pigs are not as susceptible to diseases as the piglets. However, disease outbreak should be prevented and controlled to reduce considerable economic effects.

Diseases that affect the digestive system of finishers are uncommon. It maybe the only sign, but more commonly it is a part of a disease syndrome with other signs.

Respiratory diseases in pigs should be treated as major concern because it has a wide range of causative agents, both viral and bacterial. These disorders usually require diagnosis and treatment by a veterinarian. Read the rest of this entry »

Recipe #1 Ingredients:

• 1/8 kilo Chillies (siling labuyo)
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• Dried shrimp or meat finely chopped or grind (adds more flavor but optional)

Cooking Instruction:

• Combine chopped chillies, dried shrimp or meat and minced garlic then simmer for around 20 minutes or till most of the water has evaporated. Add oil, simmer and stir well.

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In a high-population country like the Philippines (over 91 million citizens as of 2007), going into the packaged food business makes good business sense. You can start small almost anywhere even without renting store space, yet make a decent income and have a good chance of growing your business into something bigger.

This is because no matter how high the prices of goods may rise and how low the purchasing power of the peso may sink, people will continue to eat. Filipinos may scrimp on fashion, fads, entertainment, or gadgets, but rare are those who will scrimp on food and drinks and on the fellowship they enjoy while having them. Read the rest of this entry »

Aquaponics is an integrated aquaculture (growing fish) and hydroponic (growing soilless plants) system that mutually benefits both environments. Aquaponics uses no chemicals, requires one tenth or 10% of the water needed for field plant production and only a fraction of the water that is used for fish culture (Aquaculture).

The waste from fish tanks is treated with natural bacteria that converts the waste, largely ammonia, first to nitrite and then to nitrate. The fish waste absorbed by plants is pumped to a bio-filter system as a nutrient solution for the growing plants (Grow Bed). The only external input to the system is food for the fish. Both systems complement each other as a single unit, not as separate units. Read the rest of this entry »

Chicken broiler and egg production are the most progressive animal enterprises in the Philippines today. The poultry industry in fact began as a backyard enterprise but has shifted to the formation of very large integrated contract farming operations.The growth of poultry industry in the Philippines has been impressive but its problems include inefficient management and the prevalence of many destructive poultry diseases and parasites cannot be ignored.

The following articles provide technology and management know-how for poultry raising which we hope present poultry raisers and prospective poultry producers may find useful in effectively managing their poultry farms and also help them realize substantial financial returns from their enterprise in this period or high production cost inputs. Read the rest of this entry »