Culture & Breeding

Culturing Golden Kuhol

Jul 21st, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
golden-kuhol The golden apple snail (Pomacea Tcanalicuta), locally known as golden kuhol, was first introduced into Philippine farms in 1983.  It is now cultured all over… [more...]


Raising Pigeons

Apr 12th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
pigeon Pigeons are passerine birds in the Columbidae family, which is widely spread across the world. Like other passerines, pigeons have uniquely designed feet which allow… [more...]


Koi Breeding

Apr 11th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
koi Koi  or more specifically nishikigoi , literally "brocaded carp", are ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor… [more...]


Turkey Raising

Apr 2nd, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
turkeys Turkey or Domesticated turkey is a large poultry bird.  The modern domesticated turkey descends from the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), one of the two species… [more...]


Quail Raising

Mar 26th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
quail-and-eggs Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant  family Phasianidae.  New World quails (family Odontophoridae) and buttonquails  (family Turnicidae)… [more...]


Catfish Culture

Mar 22nd, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
catfish2 Catfish (order Siluriformes) is a collective name for a large group of ray-finned fish which can be found all over the world in marine… [more...]


Goat Raising

Mar 18th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
raising-goats Goat raising in the Philippines have not been fully tapped because most of the people prefer cow’s milk.  We import from other countries just to… [more...]


Raising Mud Crabs

Jan 28th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
Mud Crabs or  Mangrove Crabs and also known as Alimango in the Philippines, are large crabs with a smooth, broad carapace.    Their two hind legs are flattened for swimming.  In the most common form, the… [more...]


How to Raise and Breed Duck

Jan 28th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
Duck Raising is a one of the most profitable livestock industry in the Philippines.    The most common duck that is most popularly raised locally is the Native duck or itik.  Although smaller than imported breeds… [more...]


Green Mussel (Tahong) Culture

Jan 16th, 2010 | By pinoyentre | Category: Culture & Breeding, Livelihood
The Asian green mussel (Perna viridis), also known as the Philippine green mussel or Tahong,  is an economically important mussel, a bivalve belonging to the family Mytilidae.  The Asian green mussel is a large  bivalve… [more...]