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It’s now two-and-a-half years old and weighing 700 kilograms. But what is most important is that it is now "contributing" semen to help upgrade the local cattle industry.


The bull, once bandied about as the symbol of a brighter future of the local dairy industry, is half Holstein  Friesian and half  Sahiwal.


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1st saline-tolerant rice variety for Cagayan developed
A rice variety that can thrive in Cagayan Valley’s saline-affected areas has been bred.


Named PSB Rc90 and locally called "Buguey", the variety was a selection of the Cagayan Valley Lowland and Marine Research Outreach Station (CVLMROS) from a pool a segregating lines developed by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice).


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                    [Title] => ‘Farmer-friendly’ rat found in rice terraces 
                    [Summary] => Believe it or not: There’s a rat species that does not eat rice (palay).


On the contrary, it feasts on giant earthworms, and is regarded as friend of farmers tilling the world-famous rice terraces in the Cordilleras.


The rodent has been identified as Luzon Montane striped shrew rat, which belongs to the Order  Rodentis, Family Muridae, and genus Chrometys.


At maturity, the species weighs 200 grams and has a body length of seven inches. Its tail is 12 centimeters long.


Its fur is brown, with dark brown dorsal bands from head to anus.


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                    [Title] => ‘ET’ dairy calves bred Doc Pat-ET.
                    [Summary] => No, these are no "extra-terrestial" codes.


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"ET" stands for embryo transfer, or the transfer of fertilized ovum or egg from one cow to a recipient (surrogate) cow to complete its gestation.


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‘Super bull’ provides semen to cattle industry

By Rudy A. Fernandez | July 3, 2005 - 12:00am

Remember "Doc Pat-ET", the first or filial generation (F1) calf produced in the country through the embryo transfer (ET) technology? It’s now two-and-a-half years old and weighing 700 kilograms. But...

Agriculture

R&D Notes

September 5, 2004 - 12:00am

1st saline-tolerant rice variety for Cagayan developed A rice variety that can thrive in Cagayan Valley’s saline-affected areas has been bred. Named PSB Rc90 and locally called "Buguey", the variety...

Agriculture

‘Farmer-friendly’ rat found in rice terraces 

By R& D NOTES By Rudy A. Fernandez | November 9, 2003 - 12:00am

Believe it or not: There’s a rat species that does not eat rice (palay). On the contrary, it feasts on giant earthworms, and is regarded as friend of farmers tilling the world-famous rice terraces in the Cordilleras. The...

Agriculture

‘ET’ dairy calves bred Doc Pat-ET.

April 13, 2003 - 12:00am

No, these are no "extra-terrestial" codes. "Doc Pat" refers to Dr. Patricio S. Faylon, executive director of the Los Baños-based DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural...

Agriculture