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 and freshwater environments. Most members of the catfish families have distinctive barbels or whiskers which lend the fish its name. The whiskers of the catfish range from long and dragging to [...]
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 sustain our needs for cow’s milk. and with regards to goat’s meat, others don’t like the taste because they say goats are “mapanghi or maanggo” (smells like urine) similar to [...]
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 shell colour varies from very dark brown to mottled green. The other, generally smaller form has a deeper body and [...]
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, they are good layers and non-sitters. Their eggs are large. Its most important product, the balut (boiled incubated duck’s egg), [...]
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, with a smooth, elongate shell typical of several mytilids. It is harvested in the Philippines as food source because of [...]
Oyster or talaba is a marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell mostly found in coastal waters. Oyster has a grayish-white color and are commonly consumed by humans, cooked or raw. It is mostly marketed in the shell as freshly-shucked meat. Some salted oyster or bagoong are made during peak harvest season. It is [...]
A simple guide to learn about the basics in putting-up your own backyard piggery business if you don’t have an idea on what to do or where to start. Keep Piggery Clean All The Time It is not true that pigs are filthy animals. In fact, they can easily catch diseases if their surroundings, and [...]
The bighead carp is a freshwater fish, one of several Asian carps. It has a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head. They are primarily filter-feeders that feed on zooplankton, phytoplankton, and detritus. Bighead carp are native to Eastern Asia and has been introduced to numerous countries worldwide [...]
Giant freshwater prawns live in freshwater environments but their larvae require brackishwater to survive. These crustaceans are common in the tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region and are reported to grow to a length of 255 mm. Based on breeding trials, they take more than a year and a half to mature. Why [...]
Tilapia is a member of the family Cichlidae. Three genera are well-known namely Oreochromis, Tilapia and Sarotherodon, of which nile tilapia belongs to genus Oreochromis.