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Physical feature and management of fattening cattle in selected barangays in upland and lowland Cavite / by Michael C. Varias.

By:

Varias, Michael C [author]

Contributor(s):

Constante, Jacinto M [adviser]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite, 1996. Cavite State University- Main Campus,Description: 36 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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DDC classification:

636.208 V42 1996

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College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR)

Abstract: VARIAS, MICHAEL COSTELO. "Physical Features and Management of Fattening Cattle in Selected Barangays in Upland and Lowland Cavite." An Undergraduate Thesis, Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite: April 1996. Adviser: Dr. Jacinto M. Constante. A survey was conducted in selected barangays of Alfonso, Indang, Naic and Tanza, Cavite to compare the physical characteristics of fattening cattle and the management practices in cattle fattening implemented by farmers in the surveyed areas. A total of 100 randomly-selected farmer-residents were interviewed. Their age ranged from 16 to 67 years old with an average experience in raising cattle of 20 years. Most of the farmer-respondents raise one to two head of cattle which are mostly steer. Most of the cattle they raise are housed in very simple pens made of local materials. Raisers in upland Cavite prefer to feed cattle with pure soilage while those in lowland Cavite alternate soilage with commercial feeds. Farmers in both areas mix salt to the drinking water to improve the appetite of their cattle. The most common problems respondents face in cattle fattening are ricketts and ticks. Those in upland Cavite treat rickets by sponge bathing cattle with vinegar and herbal medicine while those in lowland Cavite, by sponge bathing cattle and by using veterinary drugs. Farmers in both areas remove ticks manually. Most of the respondents also seldom avail of the services of veterinarians. Most cattle raisers sell their cattle to middlemen. Middlemen normally make eyeball estimates of the body weight of the animal, a practice which is unfavorable to the raiser. Some raisers in the upland areas sell their animals in auction markets. Most cattle in both areas have straight rather than dished face. They have medium size ears, short horn, are humped, with legs proportional to their body size, medium length tail, and with small head relative to body size. Coat color varies from white, red, black, combination black and white and grey.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Theses / Manuscripts	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Theses Section	Non-fiction	636.208 V42 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	T-1642		00006254

Thesis (B.S.A.--Animal Science) Don Severino Agricultural College

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College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR)

VARIAS, MICHAEL COSTELO. "Physical Features and Management of Fattening Cattle in Selected Barangays in Upland and Lowland Cavite." An Undergraduate Thesis, Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite: April 1996. Adviser: Dr. Jacinto M. Constante.
A survey was conducted in selected barangays of Alfonso, Indang, Naic and Tanza, Cavite to compare the physical characteristics of fattening cattle and the management practices in cattle fattening implemented by farmers in the surveyed areas. A total of 100 randomly-selected farmer-residents were interviewed. Their age ranged from 16 to 67 years old with an average experience in raising cattle of 20 years. Most of the farmer-respondents raise one to two head of cattle which are mostly steer.
Most of the cattle they raise are housed in very simple pens made of local materials. Raisers in upland Cavite prefer to feed cattle with pure soilage while those in lowland Cavite alternate soilage with commercial feeds. Farmers in both areas mix salt to the drinking water to improve the appetite of their cattle. The most common problems respondents face in cattle fattening are ricketts and ticks. Those in upland Cavite treat rickets by sponge bathing cattle with vinegar and herbal medicine while those in lowland Cavite, by sponge bathing cattle and by using veterinary drugs. Farmers in both areas remove ticks manually. Most of the respondents also seldom avail of the services of veterinarians. Most cattle raisers sell their cattle to middlemen. Middlemen normally make eyeball estimates of the body weight of the animal, a practice which is unfavorable to the raiser. Some raisers in the upland areas sell their animals in auction markets. Most cattle in both areas have straight rather than dished face. They have medium size ears, short horn, are humped, with legs proportional to their body size, medium length tail, and with small head relative to body size. Coat color varies from white, red, black, combination black and white and grey.

Submitted to the University Library 05/10/2007 T-1642