INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL SCIENCE

An. Sci. 11 (second Semester SY:2019-2020)

Ms. Krizza Pearl Francisco-Ver

Part-time Instructor
College of Agriculture and Forestry
JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY SIOCON CAMPUS

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 Animal Agriculture and Population
Problems
• With the ever increasing human
population and the reduction of areas for
agricultural production, the challenge to
produce more animal food products is
becoming more and more severe.

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 Animal Industry
 The animal industry in the Philippines at
present principally produces:
1. Carabao – 20%
2. Cattle – 20%
3. Hogs/Swine – 60%
4. Chicken – 15%
5. Other livestock species such as:
a. Goats
b. Sheep &
c. Ducks
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 Animal Industry
 The country is relatively self-sufficient in
chicken, eggs and pork but import beef ant an
average of 4,500 tons annually.
 Distribution of meat in 1988 presented that:
- Beef = 49%
- Carabeef = 37%
- Pork = 13%
- Chicken = 1%
 Domestic dairy farming sector produces less than
1% of the country’s milk requirement. The rest is
supplied by importation.
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 Animal Industry
• In our local milk production, dairy cattle
accounted for 87% while the carabao
sector contributed around 13%.

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