LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

TLE 6 – AGRICULTURE
Quarter 1, Week 8

Name: ________________________________ Date: ___________

Grade & Section: _______________________

Conducts Survey for the Family’s Animal and Fish Raising Project

Background Information for Learners

When planning for the family’s animal and fish raising project, particularly in livestock raising,
consider not only the animals to be raised but also their dwelling, food, water supply, and many other things.
Planning and preparing to raise animals must be given ample time and careful thought. Always be
mindful of minute details to achieve your set goals.

Here are some suggestions to make the right decisions.

 Have enough capital or budget for the venture.
 Decide on what animal to raise.
 Determine the proper location or space for the chosen animals.
 Interview persons, authority or experts on animal raising.
 Read journals or magazines on livestock raising.
 Attend seminars sponsored by government agencies.
 Ascertain sufficient food supply for the animals.
 Look into the water system of the place.
 Check manpower.
Animals to Be Raised
Raising swine/hog raising
Hog meat is one of the popular meats in the market. Filipinos are heavy consumers of this protein-
rich food.
Breeds
The following are the standard breeds of swine commonly raised today:
a. Hampshire – This pig looks smaller than other breeds. It’s ears are erect, tail is usually black, and
legs are short.
b. Duroc - This breed has a dark red and golden yellow color. It is also a good producer of milk and
has good mothering characteristics. It comes from New Jersey.

c. Yorkshire - This breed has large ears with white and black spots. It is a good source of meat for
making bacon. It is commonly raised in Canada.

d. Landrace - This breed has white hair and skin. Its ears are larger in size and covers much of its
face. Its meat is best for making bacon, ham, and pork chop. This comes from Denmark.

e. Hypor - This breed has well-muscled back, well developed ham, and has high carcass quality. It
has superior milking qualities.
 f. Poland China - This breed is black in color with white spots on its feet, tail, and face. It has thick
meat.

g. Tamworth – This has a long narrow head, long snout, and erect ears. The body is light and dark red
in color. Its meat is best for making bacon.

Feeding Swine
Swine at different age levels require different feed types to be given two to three times per day.
These are the following:
Starter Mash - This is given to two to eight week old piglets.
Growing Mash - This is given to two to six month old piglets.
Fattening Mash - This is given to ten month old piglets until they are ready for
slaughtering.
Alternative food like camote tops, kangkong, papaya leaves may also be given to swine from time
to time.

Needed Materials to Start the Project

Requirements for hog raising
 Pigpen. This should be an adequate space for the pig to move around freely. There must be trough
for feeds and water. The roofing is made of galvanized sheets. The floor is slightly sloping to the
draining area to prevent urine and manure from accumulating. A pit is provided for dumping of hog
waste.
 Piglet. This must be carefully selected. Check skin, legs, feet and nails, as well as breed and size.
Also choose those that have been vaccinated with anti-cholera, anti-anemia, and immunization from
other diseases.
 Food. There are many kinds of food containing various ingredients and nutrients. Avoid giving
spoiled food because this may cause diseases that can be transmitted to humans.
  Care. It is very necessary to give proper care to pigs. One must ensure that the pigs do not contact
any diseases. Proper care includes keeping them in pigpens, maintaining cleanliness in their spaces,
bathing them every day, and consulting a veterinarian when necessary.

Goat raising
Goats simply live on grass and leaves of plants like ipil-ipil, kangkong, camote, and tamarind. This
is the reason why they are easier to raise. They are managed for the production of milk, meat and wool.
Among goats, major health problems are internal and external parasites coccidiosis (in kids before and after
weaning) and pneumonia. A good health care program includes vaccination for most diseases and is
established between the grower and veterinarian.
In the Philippines, goat meat is relatively more expensive than chicken, pork, or beef, Goat farming
has a high potential for profit. Goats, like cattle, may be caged in a pen or allowed to graze on a large parcel
of grassy land.

Needs in goat raising

In launching a goat enterprise, consider the resources you have to devote to the project.
Personal attitudes like interest and determination, availability of land, machinery, equipment, labour,
capital, and marketing/selling are the things that should matter. Also, there should be a profitable outlet for
goat products.
Housing for goats
A good housing for goats is needed for they are prone to pneumonia when regularly exposed
to rain. A goat house must be well ventilated, clean, and dry. There should be separate pens for lactating
does, dry does, kids and bucks. A fenced loafing area should be provided complete with feeding racks and
water troughs.

Feeding the goats

Goats are known to relish paragrass, stargrass, napier grass, guinea grass, and centrosema
among other grasses and legumes. Goats like other livestock, require the same nutrients such as protein,
carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins, and water. During the rainy season, keep the goats in their pen. Feed
them with cut grass and salt. Salt makes goats keep a steady appetite making them grow faster and produce
more milk.
Fish farming
Fish farming is one of the biggest industries in the Philippines. As an archipelago, surrounded by
many bodies of water, the country is rich in natural resources, making fish farming is suitable and viable
source of livelihood for many Filipinos.
Tilapia
Tilapia is one of the most in demand fish in the market today. Fish growers both locally and abroad
are focusing aquaculture efforts on Tilapia because of the demand for it as well as its rapid growth and
productivity at harvest time.

Ways of Raising Tilapia

Tilapia may be grown in three ways. Choose what suits your locality, space, and even your purpose
whether for family consumption or as a livelihood project.
 Using the drum. This pertains to the use of big drums to grow tilapia. Because the space is limited,
the harvest is also limited just enough for a family’s consumption.
 Using a fish pen or pond. This indicates that the use of rivers and lakes with pens or ponds
measuring 1x1x1 square meters. This can raise from 250 to 1500 tilapia.
 Using an artificial pond. This suggests raising tilapia in an excavated or dug out concrete pond at
the backyard preferably near a water source where water supply is sufficient.

Milkfish
Milkfish or bangus is referred to as the national fish of the Philippines and become popular for its
milky taste. Like the tilapia, milkfish requires no special kind of feed, for its diet. Milkfish can be harvested
after seven to ten months of feeding.
Catfish
Catfish resembles cat’s whiskers. This fish has become a staple food for many Filipinos especially
in the tagalog region. Catfish can be harvested between four to six months of feeding.

Ways of Raising Fish

The following are the common types of fish enclosures used today.
a. Dug out/excavated enclosures – This type of fish pen is an inland fishpen. A large land area is
excavated to create a pool of water where fish can be grown.
b. Concrete/plastic enclosures - Concrete and plastic fish tanks are usually used for commercial
fingerling production and research development.
c. Fish cages - This is an enclosure made of nets and stakes placed in large bodies of water like the sea,
lakes, and rivers to contain and protect fish until they can be harvested.

The Following Points out the Schedule of Work When You Put up a Farm
 Development of a business plan
This includes setting the objectives that you want to attain.
The following are the required permits when putting up a farm business:
Business name registration
This permit is secured from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Barangay Clearance
You need to secure the necessary permit to operate from the barangay where your farm will
be put up.
Mayor’s permit and License/Sanitary permit
The local government, which has jurisdiction over the area where the business is located
issues business licenses or license to operate to establishments.
Tax Identification Number (TIN)
This serves as the business tax ID.
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
This document is issued by the department of Environment and natural Resources (DENR)
after inspection of the facilities that you have built on your farm.
 Planning for operations
This is an outline of the day to day operations of your farm. What gets done, how it is done,
when it is done, who does it (production cycle).
 Development of the marketing plan
This answers the question: What do you do to your products once these become available
  Establishing your financial plan
This includes budget allotment vs. expenses, debt, labor, and miscellaneous expenses of the
farm.
 Execution of the business plan
At this point, you as a farm operator are able to translate all your actions to income generation
and experience gain.
 Monitoring
It is important to keep records to assess whether your farm business yields income or not.
 Research and development
It is best to keep learning and take in new ideas and practices that can help improve your
daily operations. The internet is a good source of free information.

Taking Care of the Environment in Raising Animals

It is important to take care of the environment when raising animals. Some laws regulate the use of
a place for animal raising. Laws prohibit the use of residential areas for large-scale animal raising. There is
a need to segregate waste. A definite place should be allotted for dumping the waste. Be sure that this waste
does not pollute the surrounding area specially lakes, ponds, and rivers. Animals should stay in their own
fence and they are not allowed to loiter.

Learning Competency: Code TLE6AG-Oh-9 (Week 8)

2.2 Conducts survey to find out:
2.2.1 kinds of four-legged animals/ fish being raised as means of livelihood
2.2.2 animals to be raised as an alternative source of income for the family (e.g, goat,
hogs, fish)
2.2.3 Prepares list of needed materials to start the project
2.2.4 Prepares schedule of work for raising, caring, processing, and marketing of
products and byproduct
2.2.5 Records potential income, expenses, and gain

ACTIVITIES

Activity1
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer

1. This breed comes from Denmark with white hair and skin.
a. Hampshire b. Landrace c. Yorkshire d. Duroc
2. The pig looks smaller with ears are erect tail is usually black and legs are short
a. Hamsphire b. Duroc c. Yorkshire d. Lamdrace
3. This breed is commonly raised in CANADA it has large ears with white and black spots
a. Hampshire b. Duroc c. Yokshire d.Landrace
4. The pig has a dark red and golden yellow color. This breed comes from New Jersey
a. Yorkshire b. Landrace c.Landrace d. Duroc
5. This pig has well muscled back well developed ham, and has high carcass quality
a. Tamworth b. Hypor c. Poland China d. Yorkshire
6. The breed with a long narrow head long snout and erect cars, the body is light and dark red in
color
a. Tamworth b. Poland China c. Hypor d. Duroc
7. Black in color with white spots on its feet, tail, and face. This breed has thick meat.
a. Tamworth b. Poland China c. Hypor d. Hampshire
8. This animal is easier to raise because they simply live an grass
a. hog b. goat c. pig d. cow
9. The kind of farming that is suitable and viable source of livelihood for many Filipinos because the
Philippines is surrounded by many bodies of water.
a. goat farming b. hog farming c. fish farming
10. The most in demand fish in the market today.
a. tilapia b. bangus c. catfish

Activity 2
Directions: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of your answer on the blank before each
number.
Column A Column B
____ 1. A loafing area of goats with feeding racks A. Pigpen
and meter troughs B. Food
____ 2. A house with adequate spaces for the pig C. Fence
to move around freely D. Goat
____3. Keeping the pigs in pigpen maintaining E. Tilapia
cleanliness, and consulting a veterinarian
when necessary
____ 4. Fish that can be raised in an excavated or
drug out concrete pond and the backyard near
a water sources.
____5. Animal that can be caged is a pen or allowed
to graze on a large parcel of grassy lang.

Remember:
The animal raising or fish farming industry can lead to different entrepreneurial endeavours ranging
from the sale of live animals and fish to the production of by-products including meat.
In the implementation process, as farm operators we should be able to translate all our actions to
income generation and experience gain.
Reflection

What are the criteria in recording the progress and growth of the animals like pig, goat, and fish?
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References

Life Skills Through TLE, pages 84 - 90

Prepared by:

ROGELIO L. QUILANTANG
CECILIA M. CLARIN
RICKY A. FERNANDEZ
Writer

Noted:
WINDSOR B. FLORES
EPS EPP/TLE – AFA / IA
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2. A
3. C
4. D
1. B
5. B
2. C
6. A
3. A
7. B
4. E
8. B
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9. D
10. A
Activity 2 Activity 1
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