Browsing by Subject "probiotics"
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Aquaculture center completed in March
(Manila Bulletin,December 27, 2002 , on page B-3)A ₱387-million aquaculture technologies center financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) aimed to help the Philippines keep up with developments in aquaculture biotechnology is set to be completed by ... -
Biotechnology can trigger a ‘blue revolution’ – scientist
(The Philippine Star,September 15, 2002 , on page B-4)Biotechnology can trigger a new revolution – a "blue revolution". "Blue revolution" pertains to great strides in production of food of fish origin. This is specifically true for fishfarming or aquaculture, which has in ... -
DA hopes to double shrimp output in 5 years
(Manila Bulletin,July 10, 2008 , on page B-2)The Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to double the country's shrimp production in five years and thus regain its status as a top exporter of Peneaus vannamei of Pacific white shrimp. Agriculture Undersecretary Jesus ... -
Learn from mistakes shrimps growers told
(Panay News,August 11, 2001 , on page 3-6)With the apparent resurgence of the lucrative shrimp industry, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (Seafdec/AQD) is urging shrimp growers to include reservoir and tails pond in their ... -
Local shrimp industry seen to regain strength
(The Philippine Star,August 11, 2002 , on page B-2)Close to a thousand shrimp growers in the country met recently in Bacolod City and agreed to join hands in solving the problems besetting the shrimp industry. In a display of oneness, they hammered out seven urgent resolutions ... -
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
(The Philippine Star,July 26, 2007 , on page B-6-B-7)Aquaculture ranks as a phenomenal success story in global food production. In 1975, when I joined the SEAFDEC/AQD, aquaculture contributed 8% to the overall yield of the world's fish harvest; now it provides more than ... -
Manual offers higher milkfish fry production
(Panay News,November 3, 2015 , on page C5)Poor larval feeding has been linked to the low production of milkfish fry in hatcheries in the Philippines. To be able to boost the production of milkfish fry, the University of the Philippines (UPV) has released a manual ... -
Marine resources development through biotechnology pushed
(Panay News,July 7, 2006 , on page B1)The need to identify the research gaps in fisheries biotechnology and developing strategies to address common concerns, and enhancing collaboration among the different research and development units from government agencies, ... -
Prawn industry may shine once more
(SunStar Philippines,October 12, 2000 , on page 5)"The prawn industry may regain its sunshine industry title", said Dan Baliao of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) to the participants of the Fisheries Technology Caravan ... -
Probiotics products for shrimp culture becoming very popular
(The Philippine Star,September 8, 2000 , on page B-2)Probiotics are increasingly becoming popular as a tool in preventing bacterial infection in farmed shrimp. They are commercially available, within easy reach of fish farmers for use in their farms. Probiotics, as explained ... -
R&D boosts mud crab survival
(Malaya,May 15, 2018 , on page A2)Much of the improved survival rate is traced to formulated feeds and natural food, according to the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development, Department of Science and ... -
Research breakthrough may revive moribund shrimp industry
(Manila Bulletin,November 12, 2000 , on page P-3)A research breakthrough achieved by aquaculture scientists may help revive the moribund shrimp industry. The feat was chalked up by the government-hosted, Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ... -
Scientists, fish farmers set plan to save shrimp industry
(Manila Bulletin,August 17, 2002 , on page F-3)A good number of aquaculture scientists and researchers and fish farmers from various parts of the country met in this city recently and adopted measures to facilitate the recovery of the moribund shrimp industry. The ... -
Seafdec meets head on diseases threatening aquaculture industry
(Panay News,January 25, 2002 , on page 4-14)Recognizing that the aquaculture industry in Western Visayas is the continuously threatened by diseases, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (Seafdec-AQD) recently co-organized a two ... -
Shrimp congress set in July
(The Philippine Star,June 2, 2002 , on page B-2)Scientific advances in shrimp culture technology and the establishment of diagnostic laboratories for shrimp diseases by the government provide hope that the Philippine shrimp industry can still recover after a series of ... -
Shrimp harvests set record
(Panay News,December 13, 2001 , on page 5-10)Dan Baliao, Program Director of Seafdec-BFAR (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) Joint Mission for Accelerated Nationwide Techno-Transfer Program (JMANTTP) could not ... -
Shrimp production to double in 5 yrs-DA
(The Philippine Star,July 10, 2008 , on page B-7)The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that domestic shrimp production will double in the next five years and that the Philippines will regain its status as one of the world's top exporters of shrimp. Agriculture ... -
Shrimp to contribute $600 M to PH’s farm exports
(Manila Bulletin,May 25, 2020 , on page B-3)Multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer said shrimp is poised to contribute as much as $600 million to the country’s total farm exports if its production will be backed by proper technology. In a ... -
Young man in a hurry raises bangus, broilers
(Manila Bulletin,March 30, 2017 , on page B-7)Meet a young man in a hurry who refused to go to college so he could enjoy his passion for growing bangus and later boilers. He is 27-year-old Christian Rillera of Bolinao, Pangasinan, who is taking charge of more than a ...