Question & AnswerQ&A (DA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 13)
The main objective of the SRGIP is to improve the productivity and efficiency of goats and sheep in different production systems in the Philippines through genetic improvement.
The SRGIP is a component of the NGRIP, which is the general framework designed to manage animal genetic resources for a sustainable livestock industry in the Philippines.
The program adopts the Nucleus Breeding Scheme (NBS), which utilizes a network of breeding farms to produce elite breeders through scientific selection and breeding systems.
Elite breeders, which can either be F1 purebreds or Improved Native breeds, are produced through scientific selection and proper breeding systems.
Multiplier Farms produce F2 crossbred animals from the elite F1 breeders and subject these F2s to performance and evaluation tests in varying agro-ecological conditions and production systems.
The goat breeds specified are Anglo Nubian, Boer, Saanen, and Native goats.
They are located at Asean Goat and Sheep Center Labangan (Zamboanga del Sur), National Center for Forage and Pasture Dumingag (Zamboanga del Sur), Palayan Livestock Development Center (Nueva Ecija), Himamaylan Breeding Station (Negros Occidental), Masbate Breeding Station (Masbate), Sacobia Breeding Station (Sacobia, Tarlac), Siaton Breeding Station (Siaton, Negros Oriental), Solana Breeding Station (Solana, Cagayan), and Sual Breeding Station (Sual, Pangasinan).
The program uses Katahdin, Rambouillet Merino, St. Croix, and Native sheep breeds.
Budgetary requirements to implement and support the operations of the Nucleus Farms are to be incorporated into the regular appropriations of the Regional Field Units.
Administrative Order No. 13, series of 1997, issued by the Department of Agriculture, governs the implementation of the SRGIP in the Philippines.