In late 1963, 31 veterinarians and animal scientist held a number of meetings in the Assembly

Hall of the UP College of Veterinary Medicine (Barlett Hall) in Diliman, Quezon City to organize a
scientific and professional society of like interest. A constitution was adopted. Dr. Amado E.
Baladad, Leopoldo S. Castillo and Teodoro Topacio Jr. were elected President, Vice-President and
Secretary-Treasurer, respectively. They were inducted into office on March 17, 1964. The annual
and scientific meeting was held on July 24,1964 with 24 papers presented. The annual meetings
were traditionally held at the then NSBD Science Pavilion (P.J. Garcia Hall) on Pedro Gil Street,
Manila. The elected officers served their term of office until 1965. In 1965, Dr. L.S. Castillo, an
animal scientist, was elected president. The following year, 1966, Dr. T.M. Topacio, Jr., a
veterinarian, was elected president. Since that time and in the years to come, the presidency of
the society is an alternate between a veterinarian and an animal scientist. The adoption of this
scheme is ensured because it is embodied in the constitution and by-laws of the society.

China, with about 50% of the world pig population, heads the list, followed by E.U.-25 countries of
Europe, United States (USA), Brazil and Canada, for the top five pork production positions (FAS/USDA,
2006).

India is ranked number one in the Cattle production.

Table 1. Growth in the World's Livestock

Population, 1960-97

Livestock 1960 1997 Increase

(billion) (billion) (percent)
Cattle 0.94 1.33 42
Sheep and Goats 1.34 1.77 32
Pigs 0.41 0.94 131
Chickens 3.90 13.41 244
Humans 3.08 5.85 90
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization,
FAOStats, 21 June 1998.
Table 2. Meat Consumption From Around the World

Country Beef Pork Poultry Mutton Total

(kg per person per
year)
United States 44 31 48 1 123
Germany 16 54 15 1 86
Italy 26 35 19 2 82
Argentina 58 - 21 1 80
United Kingdom 16 25 27 6 74
Brazil 36 9 24 - 70
New Zealand 37 - - 29 66
Mexico 21 10 20 2 53
China 5 35 11 2 53
Russia 19 13 13 1 46
South Africa 17 - 24 4 44
Japan 12 17 12 1 40
Egypt 8 - 6 1 16
India 1 - 1 1 3
Indonesia - - 2 - 2
All Industrial Nations 21 25 24 2 72
All Developing Nations 5 11 7 1 24
Of the world's ten most populous nations (China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Russia, Pakistan, Japan,
Bangladesh, and Nigeria), only five (China, the United States, Brazil, Russia, and Japan) consume large amounts of
meat, ranging from 40 kg per capita in Japan to 123 kg per capita in the United States. The remaining five, along
with most countries in Africa, all consume less than 5 kg per capita. Source: USDA.

India is the largest producer of dairy products in the world. There is a great deal of variation in
the pattern of dairy production worldwide. Many countries which are large producers, consume
this internally, while others — in particular New Zealand — export a large percentage of their
production. Internal consumption is often in the form of liquid milk, while the bulk of
international trade is in processed dairy products such as milk powder.

The world's largest exporter of dairy products is New Zealand, and dairy products are the largest
export earner for the country. Fonterra is the fifth-largest dairy company in the world and New
Zealand's largest company by turnover.

Japan is the world's largest importer of dairy products.

 World production
Rank Country Production (109kg/y)
1  India 114.4
2  United States 79.3
3  Germany 39.4
4  Pakistan 35.2
5  China 32.5
6  Russia 28.5
7  Brazil 26.2
8  France 24.2
9  New Zealand 17.3
10  United Kingdom 13.9
11  Ukraine 12.2
12  Poland 12
13  Netherlands 11.5
14  Italy 11.0
15  Turkey 10.6
16  Mexico 10.2
17  Australia 9.6
18  Egypt 8.7
19  Argentina 8.5
20  Canada 8.1

European Union

The European Union is the largest milk producer in the world, with 143.7 million tonnes in 2003.
This data, encompassing the present 25 member countries, can be further broken down into the
production of the original 15 member countries, with 122 million tonnes, and the new 10 mainly
former Eastern European countries with 21.7 million tonnes.

Dairy production is heavily distorted due to the Common Agricultural Policy—being subsidized
in some areas, and subject to production quotas in other.

Rank Country Production (109kg/y)[26]

1  Germany 28.5
2  France 24.6
3  United Kingdom 15.0
4  Poland 11.9
5  Netherlands 11.0
6  Italy 10.8
7  Spain 6.6
8  Ireland 5.4
9  Denmark 4.7
10  Sweden 3.2
11  Austria 3.2
12  Belgium 3.1
13  Czech Republic 2.7
14  Finland 2.5
15  Hungary 1.9
16  Portugal 1.9
17  Lithuania 1.8

United States

In the United States, the top four dairy states are, in order by total milk production; California,
Wisconsin, New York, and Idaho. Dairy farming is also an important industry in Florida,
Minnesota, Ohio and Vermont. There are 65,000 dairy farms in the United States.

Pennsylvania however, is the state with the heaviest dependence on dairy farming — there it is
the number one industry. Pennsylvania is home to 8,500 farms and 555,000 dairy cows. Milk
produced in Pennsylvania yields about US$1.5 billion in farm revenue every year, and is sold to
various states up and down the east coast.

Milk prices collapsed in 2009. Senator Bernie Sanders accused Dean Foods of controlling 40%
of the country's milk market. He has requested the United States Department of Justice to pursue
`an anti-trust investigation. Dean Foods says it buys 15% of the country's raw milk.

Biotechnology

Dolly, a Finn Dorsett ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. She
was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Scotland and lived there from her birth in 1996 until her death in
2003 when she was six. Her stuffed remains were placed at Edinburgh's Royal Museum, part of the
National Museums of Scotland.

Though Dolly was the first cloned mammal, the first vertebrate to be cloned was a tadpole in 1952.

Animal Cloning World Firsts

Cc the cloned cat - clawed her way into the headlines in 2002.

The world's first cloned rabbits came scampering into the world in 2002.

Ralph - the world's first cloned rat, created by researchers in France, and announced to the world
in 2003.

Prometea - the world's first cloned horse, unveiled in Italy in 2003.

Snuppy - the world's first cloned dog, created by South Korean scientists in 2005.

All of these animals were created by the process of nuclear transfer - the nucleus of an adult
donor cell is fused with an enucleated recipient egg. Then it's prompted to start growing into an
embryo, usually by electrical stimuli. The cells divide and are then transferred into a surrogate
mother.

How Many Animal Clones?

There are probably hundreds of animal clones, that reflect around 20 or so animal species. It's
difficult to get exact figures as laboratories don't have to register every animal they clone, but
one thing is clear, the technology is improving, and has come along way since that first tadpole
swam into view.

Why Clone Animals?

There are several reasons that scientists want to clone animals, and these include: preservation of
species, biomedical research, harvesting organs for Xenotransplantation, and tastier food. Some
companies are getting into the field of pet cloning, though like all cloning enterprises this is
being met with a great deal of controversy, not least because some animal clones have died
prematurely.

Interest in animal cloning has accelerated since 2008 when the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) stated that food products from cloned cows, pigs, and goats are safe for
human consumption. Whether consumers find cloned steaks, burgers, and bacon easy to swallow
remains to be seen.

Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/26487.aspx#ixzz0li13cOje

History of the Department of Agriculture : 'DA Then and Now'
 

Eleven days after the proclamation of the Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898,
President Emilio Aguinaldo formed his government with the Department of Agriculture and
Manufacturing as one of the first agencies.

The Department was headed by three directors, Jose Alejandrino (1898-1899), Graciano

Gonzaga and Leon Ma. Guerrero, both during the latter part of 1899. 
  
In 1901 during the American regime, the Department was renamed Insular Bureau of Agriculture
under the Department of Interior and was headed by Americans, Frank Lamson-Scribner (1902),
WC Welborn (1904), and Dr. George Nesom (1907). 
  
In 1910, the Bureau, under the supervision of the Department of Public Instruction, was headed
by Frederick Taylor (1911-1914) and Harry Edwards (1914-1916). 
  
After Edwards, the helm of the bureau was again given to a Filipino, Adriano Hernandez who
himself was a practicing farmer. 
  
In 1917, the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) took over the functions of
the bureau and was led by Secretaries Galicano Apacible (1917-1921), Rafael Corpuz (1921-
1923), and Silvestre Apostol (1923-1928). 
  
During the administration of Secretary Rafael Alunan, Sr. (1928-1932), the DANR became the
Department of Agriculture and Commerce. The Bureau of Agriculture was split into two bureaus,
the Plant Industry and the Animal Industry.                            
The following year, the Fish and Game Administration and the Fiber Inspection Service were
established under the leadership of Secretary Vicente Singson Encarnacion (1933-1934). 
  
From 1934-1938, Eulogio Rodriguez, Sr. was appointed Secretary and was replaced
by Secretary Benigno S. Aquino, Sr. until 1941. During Aquino’s term, the Fish and Game
Administration was restructured and the Division of Soil Survey was created. 
  
Upon the outbreak of the Pacific War, Pres. Quezon re-appointed Secretary Rafael Alunan,
Sr. (1941-1942) as Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce. 
  
After the Japanese liberalization on July 4, 1945, the government rebuilt the country and
reconstituted the agencies including the Department of Agriculture and Commerce (DAC). 
  
With the resumption of the Commonwealth Government, President Sergio Osmeña
reappointed Vicente Singson Encarnacion as Secretary of the DAC. 
  
Thereafter, Mariano Garchitorena (1946-1948) was appointed by President Manuel Roxas. 
  
In 1947, the Department was renamed as the Department of Agriculture and Natural
Resources (DANR). 
  
In September 1948, President Elpidio Quirino appointed Placido L. Mapa as Secretary. 
  
Two years later, Vice President Fernando Lopez served concurrently as the DANR chief. During
his term, the Bureau of Agricultural Extension (now Agricultural Training Institute) was established,
along with the organization of the 4-H Clubs and Rural Improvement Clubs (RICs) nationwide. 
  
In 1953, President Quirino reappointed Placido L. Mapa as Secretary. Under his tenure, the Rice
Economic Board was set up, making the rice industry the first commodity to have an integrated
national planning. 
  
Salvador Araneta (1953-55) was later named as Secretary and three major agencies under the
DANR were created, namely: Agricultural Tenancy Commission, precursor of the Department of
Agrarian Reform; Philippine Tobacco Administration, forerunner of the National Tobacco
Administration; and Philippine Coconut Administration (now known as Philippine Coconut
Authority). 
  
During the latter part of his term, President Magsaysay appointed Juan G. Rodriguez (1955-60)
as DANR chief, whose term was highlighted by several milestones: the Philippines became a
member of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); launch of the National
Rice and Corn Production Program; and creation of the Rice and Corn Coordinating Council,
forerunner of the National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC). 
  
On September 14, 1959, the DANR offices moved from Manila (at Agrifina Circle) to Quezon City
(along Elliptical Road , Diliman). 
  
When Cesar Fortich became the DANR chief in 1961, the Abaca Development Board (forerunner
of the Fiber Development Authority) was created. 
  
Jose Locsin, then concurrent Chairman of the National Economic Council, succeeded Fortich
from September to December 1961. 
  
In 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal appointed Benjamin M. Gozon as Secretary. During his
term, two agencies were created: the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (forerunner of the Bureau
of Agricultural Statistics); and the National Rice and Corn Administration or RCA (now known as
the National Food Authority). 
  
The following year, President Macapagal appointed RCA Administrator Jose Y. Feliciano as
concurrent Secretary of Agriculture. Feliciano launched the Agricultural Marketing News
Service that provided regularly farmers and consumers prices of selected commodities. 
  
In 1964, President Ferdinand Marcos named Vice Pres. Lopez as Secretary, serving for the
second time in a concurrent capacity. Considered as the “rice czar,” he successfully implemented a
production program that enabled the Philippines to export rice for the first time in 1968. 
  
During the early years of Martial Law, in May 1974, President Marcos reorganized and split the
DANR into two agencies: Department of Agriculture (DA); and Department of Natural Resources
(DNR). Arturo R. Tanco, Jr. was named as DA Secretary. 
  
Four years later, government departments were transformed into ministries. 
  
With Tanco remaining at the helm of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Masagana 99 rice production
program was launched which made the country self-sufficient and a rice exporter. A similar
program on corn also made the country self-sufficient in white corn. 
  
In June 1978, the MA established 12 regional offices nationwide. 
  
Six years later, in June 1984, the agency was renamed Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF).
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources was transferred from the Ministry of Natural
Resources. 
  
In 1984, under a parliamentary government, Assemblyman Salvador H. Escudero III — former
Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry and MAF Deputy Minister — served as MAF Minister. 
  
Escudero implemented the Intensive Rice Production Program (IRPP), an import-substitution
program, expanded government’s animal dispersal program, particularly the Bakahang
Barangay  (cattle raising the at village level) and Pagbababuyan (swine raising). 
  
On February 1986, as a result of the ‘EDSA People Power Revolution,’ Corazon C. Aquino was
catapulted as President. She named Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. as MAF Minister who implemented
policy and institutional reforms that freed the agriculture markets, enabling farmers to enjoy higher
farmgate prices.  
  
MAF Deputy Minister Carlos G. Dominguez was appointed to replace Minister Mitra. 
  
On January 30, 1987, President Aquino signed and issued Executive Order No. 116, which
renamed and reorganized the MAF into the Department of Agriculture. Under DA, Dominguez
introduced reforms in the rural credit system and established Comprehensive Agricultural Loan
Fund (CALF). 
  
In 1988, the Livelihood Enhancement for Agricultural Development (LEAD) program was launched
to speed up farmers' organizations access to financing, management expertise, and marketing.
Agriculture and Fishery Councils (AFCs) were set up at the sectoral, regional, provincial and
municipal levels to provide inputs on major programs and policy decisions and help plan and
monitor DA projects. 
  
Senen C. Bacani, appointed in Janaury 1990, implemented the Rice Action Program (RAP) and
Corn Production Enhancement Program (CPEP) enabling the Philippines to once again export rice
in 1992 and attained self-sufficiency in corn, respectively. 
  
In 1992, President Fidel V. Ramos named Roberto S. Sebastian as DA chief who introduced the
Key Production Approach (KPA) which became the basis in the formulation of the Medium-Term
Agricultural Development Plan (MTADP). 
  
In 1996, President Ramos appointed Dr. Salvador H. Escudero III, serving for the second time as
DA Secretary. During that time, he launched the Gintong Ani food production and security program.
He also organized subsistence farmers into functional groups and cooperatives, aimed at
transforming them into viable producers and entrepreneurs. 

In July 1998, President Joseph Ejercito Estrada designated William D. Dar as Acting DA Secretary
who introduced the Estrada administration's 10-point agenda in agriculture and fisheries under
the Agrikulturang Makamasa program. 
  
In March 1999, President Estrada named former Senate President Edgardo J. Angara as DA
Secretary who authored the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1998 or AFMA
(Republic Act No. 8435). He put into action the law’s visions of transforming and modernizing the
country’s agriculture and fisheries sector. 

Domingo F. Panganiban continued the implementation of AFMA as the government’s

comprehensive framework and platform for rural development when he assumed office in January
2001. 
  
A month later, he was replaced by Leonardo Q. Montemayor who implemented the AFMA with
special emphasis on its social equity aspect. He launched the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani
Countrywide Assistance for Rural Employment and Services (GMA-CARES). 
  
Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo Jr., took the helm of the Department in December 2002 and
spearheaded the launching of the Roll-On, Roll-Off or RORO transport program. The hybridization
programs of the Department were intensified and interventions were focused on the Mindanao
regions. 
  
Secretary Arthur C. Yap, appointed on August 23, 2004, continued to uphold the vision of a
modernized smallholder agriculture and fisheries, a diversified rural economy that is dynamic,
technologically advance and internationally competitive. Under his term, Goal 1 (develop two
million hectares of new lands for agribusiness to contribute two million to the 10 million jobs
targeted by 2010) and Goal 2 (make food plentiful while keeping the price of "wage goods" at low
prices) were unveiled. 
  
During Panganiban’s 2nd term as Secretary, a total of 203,000 hectares of idle lands and 313,000
jobs were developed under Goal 1 and ten Huwarang Palengke (outstanding markets) were
identified under Goal 2. Food lanes were designated for easier, faster and kotong-free transport of
agricultural products. 
  
When Secretary Yap took the agri seat on October 23, 2006, he has aggressively and consistently
implemented various projects and policies towards the attainment of food security and self-
sufficiency. Under FIELDS, the government’s centerpiece program on agriculture, unveiled during
the 2008 Food Summit, Yap has set achievement records for the Philippine agri and aqua sectors.  
  
Secretary Bernie Fondevilla continued DA’s mandate of providing sufficient food and sustainable
livelihood for the Filipino people through modernized technologies and facilities when he took the
agri seat on March 2010.

On June 30, 2010, President Benigno Simeon Aquino III appointed two-term congressman of
Quezon and civil engineer by profession Proceso J. Alcala as Secretary. One of the principal
authors of Republic Act 10068, or the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010, he is keen on increasing
rice production and do away with rice imports by 2013 by expanding areas planted to rice to
include uplands, marshlands and idle farmlands.