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Defining problems & opportunities for smallholder pig production in the Philippines

Project ID

AS2/1994/121

Project Country

Commissioned Organisation

University of Queensland, Farm Animal Medicine and Production, Australia

Project Leader

Dr Simon More

Email

simon.more@ucd.ie

Phone: 

+353 1 716 6071

Fax: 

+353 1 716 6147

Collaborating Institutions

Visayas State College of Agriculture, Department of Animall Science and Veterinary Medicine, Philippines
Visayas State College of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Philippines
Benguet State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Philippines

Project Budget

$194,594.00

Start Date

01/01/1996

Finish Date

31/12/1998

Extension Start Date

01/01/1999

Extension Finish Date

31/12/1999

ACIAR Research Program Manager

Dr Denis Hoffmann

Overview Objectives

Pigs are one of the most important livestock species raised by smallholder farmers in the Philippines and Southeast Asia and are the main species raised specifically for the purpose of providing disposable family income. However, there is little baseline information on health problems, or on opportunities available to smallholder farmers to improve current levels of productivity in village pigs. This small project will study smallholder pig production at western Leyte and northern Benguet using two techniques - a cross-sectional study during the first 12 months followed by a longitudinal study of 20 months.

Location

There are no project locations defined for this project.