The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) has implemented the Cara Bull Loan Program in Aklan in support of the artificial insemination program to establish carabao-based enterprises and its genetic improvement,
Fifteen (15) heads of island pure breed American Murrah Buffalo from PCC Stock Farm in Ubay, Bohol were distributed to recipients at the Bagsakan Center in Brgy. Libas, Banga, Aklan recently.
"These bulls range from 18 months to two years old and are expected to breed in one year under the five-year Cara Bull Loan Program," Agriculturist II/Coordinator Thamar Restar stressed.
The program started in 2004 after Aklan Rep. Florencio Miraflores coordinated with PCC Muñoz, Nueva Ecija for Aklan to become one of the recipients of the program on carabao upgrading.
The cara bulls distributed to recipients could produce 1,200 F1 calves for meat purposes by 2011. Banga Mayor Jeremy N. Fuentes and Provincial Administrator Diego M. Luces witnessed the distributions to recipients from the towns of Altavas, Balete, Batan, Banga, Libacao, Madalag, Malinao, Makato, Tangalan, Ibajay, Nabas and the Provincial Livestock Farm in Makato, Aklan.
PCC is an attached agency with the Department of Agriculture by virtue of RA 7370, otherwise known as the Philippine Carabao Act of 1992, authored by then Sen. Joseph Estrada. It became operational in 1993. It has established 13 carabao centers throughout the country.
The project aims to ensure higher income and better nutrition and technology development and dissemination. It is a joint undertaking of the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian, the Congressional District Office of Aklan, PCC West Visayan State University (WVSU) Lapaz, Iloilo City and the local government units Aklan. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
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