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Carabao Center: Crossbreeding program boosts milk production

The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) reported on Monday a groundbreaking achievement in crossbreeding buffalo that produced the highest milk yield in the Philippines. Crossbred buffalo codenamed 7UP15001 yielded 3,883.7 kilograms of milk over a 299-day lactation period, surpassing the typical lactation period and average daily milk yield for both dairy buffalo and cattle. The Department of Agriculture (DA) attributed the achievement to PCC’s Genetic Improvement Program (GIP), specifically backcrossing to enhance...

P358 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes seized from Cavite factories

Authorities said they confiscated P358 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes from two...

OceanaGold reports 22% output growth

OceanaGold Philippines Inc. announced 22.3-percent increase in gold output for its Didipio...

Nickel firm GFNI posted P1.5-billion profit in 2023

Nickel producer Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (GFNI) said Monday its net income...

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