DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Regional Field Office No. 5

San Agustin, Pili, Camarines Sur

ALBAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

ALBAY BREEDING STATION
Cabangan, Camalig, Albay
 Department of Agriculture
ALBAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Albay Breeding Station

The Albay Breeding Station is located at Cabangan, Camalig, Albay.

It was established in 1947 with 20 has. Land area through the joint
efforts of the Bureau of Animal Industry and the Albay Provincial
Government, whose primary objective is to develop and promote
the Livestock Industry in the Province. It is tasked primarily in
producing high quality breeder stocks of Commercial Swine and
Native Pigs for sale and dispersal to Indigenous People (IP’s), Rural
Improvement Clubs (RIC’s) and other legitimate recipients. On the
later part of its operation, the research and other extension services
were then added as functions of the Station.

The Station sits today on a total land area of 5.0 hectares wherein
15 has. Was taken by the Provincial Government of Albay creating
the Albay Bounty Village. This was approved by Sec. Pinol last CY
2016. 1.0 hectare is devoted to forage and pasture development.
Other area were planted with root crops, salad garden, etc. This area
is a source of feeds/forage for the livestock being maintained in the
Station. The area also serves as a source of planting materials of the
farmers, both in the government farms and small livestock raisers in
Albay and Camarines Sur. It is also the primary source of farmers
and backyard raisers where they get their breeder stocks as well as
the technology and know-how for the development of their farms.
THE CENTER
SERVICES
  OFFERED:
 Focuses on the production of quality breeder stocks of pigs to upgrade the breeder base
in Bicol.
 Raise both commercial (white breeds) and native pigs
 Maintains hectares for rootcrops, vegetables, salad garden and production areas for
swine, ducks and native pigs including pasture grasses for distribution to small
livestock raisers.
 Provide Good quality Piglets for Sale as Breeders (Boar and Gilt) and fatteners.
 Maintains biogas facility and extends technical assistance on BIOGAS Installation
(TPED and Concrete Type)
 Conduct Researches on Animal Nutrition, Grasses, and other Livestock studies.
 Conduct Artificial Insemination for Swine not served by LGU’s.
 Distribution of Native Pigs, Native Chicken and Mallard Duck to Indigenous People
(IP’s), Rural Improvement Clubs (RIC’s) for Women, Farmers’ association to provide
livelihood and additional income.
 Serve as venue for Trainings, conferences and meetings with minimal fees utilized as
revolving fund.
 The technical staff and the Center Chief conduct lectures/Resource persons on Animal
production and Basic Animal Husbandry Practices.
VISION The station upholds the vision of the Department of Agriculture (DA)
which states: “A food secure-secure Philippines with prosperous farmers and fishers. It shall
collectively empower them and the private sector to increase agricultural productivity and
profitability, taking into account sustainable, competitive, and resilient technologies and
practices. Hence, its battlecry is simply “Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita!.

To attain the vision, the station undertakes the following activities:

• Assist the government in enhancing the livestock and poultry industry in the province
of Albay through the production of good quality breeder stocks of swine and poultry
for sale and distribution to farmers/clienteles.
• Conduct of researches on animal production and nutrition to develop Packages of
Technology (POTs) for dissemination to clients.
• Contribute to the government's campaign for a "greener" environment through the
conduct of lectures on Biogas Production and Waste Management, and Technical
Assistance in the installation of Concrete and Tubular Polyethylene Digester (TPED)
Biogas Plants, as requested by clients.
• Serve as venue for Hands-on/On-the-Job Trainings (OJTs) of students from
Agricultural Institutions on Farm Management and Basic Animal Husbandry Practices. 
• Promote people's awareness on the different programs and projects of the
Department of Agriculture (DA) through the accommodation of Lakbay-
Arals/Educational Tours, and IEC materials Distribution.
 SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENTS
1. COMMERCIAL PIG PRODUCTION
One of the functions of the Station is the production
of good quality breeder sows and boars for sale to interested
backyard raisers, and for production purposes. The pure bred
animals are used to upgrade local stocks through natural
breeding and artificial insemination. The breed of the present
stocks are Duroc and Largewhite. Present stocks at the Station
include 6 Grand Parent Sows and 2 Grand Parent boars.

The Commercial Pigs are of the Largewhite and

Duroc breeds. These were procured by the DA-RFO5 Livestock
Program from John and John Farms. Offspring produced are
sold to clients as weanlings for breeding and for fattening.
Present breeder population is 12 heads, composed of two heads
of boars, six heads of sows, and 5 heads of gilts.

Animal Stock CY 2021

Sow 5
Gilt 5
Boar 2
Offspring (targets) 96
COMMERCIAL PIGS (GP Stocks)

A. Animal Stock:
Sow – 5 hds.
Gilt – 5 hds.
Boar – 2 hds.
B. Projection/Production
Litter size – 10 hds.
Piglets Production – 100 hds. (2x farrowing)
C. Industry Impact
a. Source of good quality breeder stocks in the province of Albay.
b. Lucrative/profitable business in the province
c. Creates employment (one job generated for every 10 hds. Piglets)
d. Additional income for our farmers and livestock raisers.
e. Source of fuel (Biogas/Methane Production)
f. Source of organic fertilizer from manure
g. Provide food security and meat capita consumption
D. Income
a. Weanling breeders
 Female (weanling) P 2,500 for first 10 kilos and P 100.00 per succeeding kilos
 Male (weanling) P 2,500 for first 10 kilos and P 100.00 per succeeding kilos
 Fatteners (not fit as breeder) P 2,000 for first 10 kilos and P 100.00 per succeeding
kilos.
E. Impact of Productivity and Profitability
a. Within 6 to 8 months provide quick returns of investment (ROI)
b. Additional Income for our Farms and Livestock raisers
c. Commercial pig raising requires small investment as to building and equipment
d. Business livelihood for our small-scale raisers.
e. Clients Prospects
f. Large scale livestock producers
g. Backyard raisers/small scale raisers
h. Meat processors
i. Entrepreneurs
2. NATIVE CHICKEN PRODUCTION
Animal Stock CY 2021
Native chickens are good source of protein food. The Hen 100
chickens are raised in semi-confinement with Banaba, Pullets 133
Camarines and assorted native strains as breeder stocks. Stag 148
The stocks came from Bureau of Animal Industry-National
Swine and Poultry Research and Development Center (BAI- Rooster 20
NSPDRC) in Tiaong, Quezon and from DA-RFO 5. Some of Chicks produced 255
the eggs produced are sold to various clients like the Chicks production 1,000
Organic Trading Post (OTP) in Legazpi City and walk-in (target)
buyers, while most are subjected to mechanical incubation
Distribution 700
to produce additional stocks, for sale and for distribution.

Established in January 2015, the native chickens were given

by the BAI-NSPRDC in Tiaong, Quezon and DA-RFO5, and
were composed of Banaba and Camarines Strain. The
project aims to produce organic native chickens for sale and
dispersal to clients. The chickens are raised in semi-
confinement, making use of various feed materials such as
commercial feeds from DA RFO 5, Madre de Agua leaves,
and corn grains produced by the station, and other legumes
and herbage produced from the Station’s Salad Garden.
NATIVE CHICKEN PRODUCTION
A. Bird Stocks
Hen – 100
Rooster – 20
B. Projection/Production
a. Eggs – 18 pcs. To 20 pcs. Eggs per hen/month
b. 1,800 eggs to 2,000 eggs per month
c. 1,800 eggs x 6 months = 10,800 eggs
C. Chicks produced
 For every 168 eggs incubated, chicks produced is 140 chicks w/c is 70%
hatchability
 Monthly (for every 21 days) as per incubated eggs of 504 eggs = produced 420 hds.
Of chicks
 420 hds. Chicks x 6 months = 2,520 chicks produced/year
D. Industry Impact
 Source of organic eggs and organic meat
 Provides income to farmers
 Contribution to Gross national and domestic products
 Source of organic fertilizers of chicken dung
 Contribute to economic growth and food security
 Viable investments for small and medium enterprise
E. Income
 Organic eggs sold for P 6.00 per piece or P 180.00 per tray (30
pcs.)
 2 – 3 months old rooster and pullets sold 200 per head
F. Impact of Productivity and Profitability
 Provide value adding investment on meat-buy products
 Eggs, good source of protein
 Source for additional Income for our farmers
 Food security in the province
 Provides sustainability of meat capita consumption of Bicolanos
 Provide Entrepreneural business to small scale food service
provider for meat processing and product development.
 CY 2020 NATIVE CHICKEN DISTRIBUTION

ORGANIC FARMERS’ ASSOCIATION OF DARAGA, ALBAY SENIOR CITIZENS OF CABANGAN, CAMALIG, ALBAY
160 hds. Native Chicken
140 hds. Native chicken

Organic Farmers Association of Malilipot, Albay –

180 hds. Native Chicken
TOTAL NATIVE CHICKEN
DISTRIBUTED: 480 hds.
 SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENTS
3. Mallard Duck
This is an added function of the Station, the production of good
quality breeder stocks for Mallard ducks. Raised to produce ducklings
for distribution to organic farmers organization, RIC’s and Senior
Citizens. The distribution program is under the livestock, wherein the
target date will be on the 2nd quarter of this year. 300 heads is the
target distribution to be given to several organizations to provide
livelihood and increased their farm income and provide protein source
of table eggs in their homes. The Station plans to produce more eggs to
develop by-product of salted eggs and balut making as product of the
Station introduce to the walk-in clienteles and entrepreneurs.

Animal Stock CY 2021

Duck 80
Drake 20
Duckling production 324
(target)
Distribution 300
A. Income
 Organic eggs sold for P 6.00 per piece or P 180.00 per tray (30 pcs.)
 2 – 3 months old Drake and Duck sold 200 per head
B. Impact of Productivity and Profitability
 Provide value adding investment on meat-buy products
 Eggs, good source of protein and processed into Balut and Salted eggs
 Source for additional Income for our rice farmers (after harvest, ducks could be raised
on the fields.)
 Food security in the province
 Provides sustainability of meat capita consumption of Bicolanos
 Provide Entrepreneural business to small scale food service provider for meat
processing and product development.
 SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENTS
4. NATIVE PIG PRODUCTION
Animal Stock CY 2021
The Native Pigs were sourced from the Bureau of Animal Sow 9
Industry-National Swine and Poultry Research and Development
Boar 3
Center (BAI-NSPRDC) in Tiaong, Quezon. The pigs are being
organically in response to the Memorandum issued by Hon. Proceso Junior Boar 11
J. Alcala in 2010, directing the station to establish a Techno-Demo Offspring produced 13
for Organic Pigs. Funding for the project was provided by DA-RFO5
Offspring production 108
through the Organic Agriculture Program, and the BAI through the
(targets)
Gender and Development (GAD) Program. Primary beneficiaries of
the project is the Rural-Based Organizations (RBOs), with the Rural Distribution 70
Improvement Clubs (RICs) of Camalig, Albay and organic farmers
association as priority beneficiaries of the dispersal program. At
present, there are 12 heads of native pigs at the station (3 boars and
9 sows).
Project monitoring are conducted regularly to assess the
progress of the project with close coordination with the Local
Government Units (LGU’s) through the Municipal Agricultural
Services (MAS) Office.
Native Pig Production:
A. On-hand Animal Stock
Sow – 9
Boar – 3
B. Projection/Production
Litter size – 6 hds.
Piglets Production – 108 hds. (2x farrowing)
C. Industry Impact
a. Source of Breeder stock for backyard and commercial raisers.
b. For Dispersals to RIC’s, IP’s (Indigenous People), Senior Citizen and out
of school youth
c. Source for additional Income for our farmers
d. Food security in the province
e. Provides sustainability of meat capita consumption of Bicolanos
f. Provide Entrepreneural business to small scale food service provider for
meat processing and product development.
D. Impact of Productivity
a. Use of local feed ingredients
b. Lower feed cost and feed consumption
c. Development of pork value adding products.
d. Enterprise development in the province
e. Provide nutritious as protein source and low water content
E. Income
a. Weanling breeders
 Female (weanling) P 2,500 for first 10 kilos and P 100.00 per succeeding
kilos
 Male (weanling) P 2,500 for first 10 kilos and P 100.00 per succeeding kilos
 Fatteners (not fit as breeder) P 2,000 for first 10 kilos and P 100.00 per
succeeding kilos.
F. Client Project (Dispersal Program)
a. Small-scale livestock producers
b. RIC (Rural Improvement Clubs)
c. IP’s (Indigenous People)
d. Senior Citizen
e. Out of School youth
 CY 2020 NATIVE PIG DISTRIBUTION

Distribution of 20 hds. (16F/4M) Native Pigs distributed

to Tumpa Farmers’ Association and RIC Sua, Camalig

TOTAL NATIVE PIG

DISTRIBUTED: 20 hds.
CY 2019 NATIVE PIG DISTRIBUTION

10 hds. (8F/2M) Native Pigs distributed 10 hds. (8F/2M) Native Pigs distributed
to IP’s of Polangui, Albay to Organic Farmers’ Association of Oas,
Albay

10 hds. (8F/2M) Native Pigs distributed

to RIC – Ligao City

TOTAL NATIVE PIG

DISTRIBUTED: 30 hds.
MUNICIPALITIES BENEFITTED BY NATIVE PIG
DISPERSAL PROGRAM IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBAY
 DISTRIBUTION

1. Tiwi

2. Camalig

3. Rapu-Rapu

4. Manito

5. Sto. Domingo

6. Oas

7. Polangui

8. Ligao City

9. Legazpi City

10. Guinobatan

11. Malilipot

12. Bacacay

13. Malinao

14. Daraga

NOTE: Out of 15 municipalities and 3 Cities, for distribution to 4 more municipalities

and covering 762 barangays in the province of Albay
SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENTS
5. BIOGAS UTILIZATION
The station has biogas facility to
encourage livestock raisers to utilize it as an
alternative source of energy for domestic and
commercial use. Also, as our Bio-security measure
were manure of our pigs are utilized for biogas
operation. Serves as our Proper waste
management disposal and utilization creating a
friendly environment towards “Babuyang Walang
Amoy”.

Industry Impact
• Waste management Utilization
• Methane gas Production
• Source of Organic Fertilizer
• Fuel Source
6. PASTURE DEVELOPMENT
Different species of improved grasses and
legumes are planted at the two (2) hectares
pasture area such as Signal Grass, Humidicola, and
Napier Grass. Among the fodder trees are
Kakawate, Ipil-ipil, Madre de Agua, Rinsonii,
Flemingia, and Indigofera. These serve as sources
of planting materials for pasture establishment by
livestock raisers and Local Government Units
(LGUs). And at the same time as feeds for Native
Pigs and Poultry at the Station.

Industry Impact
• Source of feeds for livestock
• Source of planting materials towards pasture
development
• Greener environment
OTHER FACILITIES

Feed Bodega Training Hall

Administration Building
OTHER FACILITIES

Buffer Seed Bodega

Seed Storage Building

Incubation Area
List of Manpower: (Staff and Job Order)

EMPLOYEE POSITION/DESIGNATION
 Elsa C. Maranan, Ph.D. Supervising Science Research Specialist/ABS – Manager/Focal Person
Livestock and Poultry Distribution
 Leoncio O. Nate Farm Worker I/
Canvasser/Property Custodian/Farm Manager
JOB ORDER
1. Mary Ann C. Borras Technical Staff/Report Officer/Liaison Officer
2. Sammy L. Naag Animal Caretaker at Native Pig Project/Rootcrops/Vegetable And
Cassava Production
3. Gildo E. Alemania Animal Caretaker at Commercial Pig Project/Salad Garden/Landscape
4. Alex M. Belo Animal Caretaker Mallard Duck Project/Pasture
Development/Janitorial
5. Jose L. Lopez Animal Caretaker at Commercial Pig Project/Healthcare
management/Technical Staff
List of Manpower: (Staff and Job Order)

EMPLOYEE POSITION/DESIGNATION
PAKYAW LABOR
1. Jennifer G. Legaspi Pakyaw Laborer/Alt. Report Officer/Research
Assistant/Encoder/Admin. Staff
2. Luis Victor L. Amano Pakyaw Laborer/Animal Caretaker at Native Chicken/Kabir/Official
Driver
3. Quincy M. Ayo Pakyaw Laborer/Research Asst./Foodlane Processor/Encoder/Admin.
Staff
DETAILED STAFF – APCO DA RFO V
4. Jessilen C. Nidea Pakyaw Laborer/Detailed APCO Staff from DA RFO V/Researcher
MAGAYON NA ALDAW PO
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