Question & AnswerQ&A (DA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 11)
The primary purpose is to improve the production and reproduction efficiency of goats and sheep under Philippine conditions.
Qualified DA-RFU centers and stations, Bureau of Animal Industry centers, selected research and academic institutions that meet the minimum requirements set by the SR-GIP.
The Advisory Committee of the National Genetic Resource Improvement Program for Livestock and Poultry (NGRIP) has the final approval authority.
A minimum of 3 hectares of improved and developed pasture area for one module, with animal housing facilities including feeding and watering troughs, isolation areas, weighing scale, and a clean water source.
For goats: Saanen, Boer, Anglo Nubian; For sheep: Merino, St. Croix, Kathadin.
Nucleus farms must use a recording system with individual cards and herd books in accordance with the DA's monitoring and recording system under Administrative Order No. 13.
They must implement a herd health program including deworming, vaccination, and treatment to ensure overall health.
Shipment and transfer must be accompanied by Pedigree and Registration Papers issued by the recording secretary of the DA's Small Ruminant Multi-Breed Registry.
Qualified LGU breeding stations/centers, progressive private farms and cooperatives, and selected academic and research institutions.
Yes, farms must be willing to enter into an agreement (MOA) with the Bureau of Animal Industry and the Department of Agriculture.
They can pay over three years via payment in kind starting in the second year, transferring selected animals to other MFs or accredited stations, with specific breed quality requirements and accompanying production records.
Original animals must not be removed or transferred from accredited farms for lease, exchange, or sale except as stipulated in the MOA.
The Department of Agriculture and SRGIP management reserve the right to retrieve animals from the farm if breeding operations and activities are not in accordance with program guidelines.
They must maintain the animals, assume the cost of withdrawal of seedstock animals, participate in the buck/ram exchange program, insure the animals, and comply with MOA payment terms.
Animals must be vaccinated against Hemorrhagic Septicemia and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) for Luzon.