QuestionsQuestions (DA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 13)
The Order implements the SRGIP as a component of the National Genetic Resource Improvement Program for Livestock and Poultry (NGRIP), adopted to manage animal genetic resources for a sustainable livestock industry, consistent with the Philippines’ commitment to the Convention on Biodiversity.
To improve the productivity and efficiency of goats and sheep across different production systems; to establish records of breed standards in the Philippines; and to redefine operations of Livestock Production Centers/Stock Farms toward the Nucleus Breeding Scheme concept.
A breeding framework using a network of breeding farms (nucleus farms) to produce elite breeders (F1 purebreds or improved native) via scientific selection and appropriate breeding systems; F1s are distributed to multiplier farms to produce F2 crossbreds; F2s then undergo performance and evaluation tests in different agro-ecological conditions and production systems.
Nucleus farms produce elite breeders (F1 purebreds or improved native). These F1s are distributed to multiplier farms, which produce F2 crossbreds. The F2s are then evaluated for performance across agro-ecological conditions and production systems.
The Order states that Livestock Production Centers (LPCas) / Stock Farms (SFas) operations and activities are redefined toward the NBS; and budgetary requirements are incorporated into the regular appropriations of the Regional Field Units.
The Operations Manual (attached to the Order) provides the general guidelines for the specific program, and it supports practical compliance with the SRGIP implementation provisions.
It includes a directive: “For strict compliance,” indicating that the implementing units must adhere to the Order and its attached guidelines.
It provides that provisions for budgetary requirements to implement and support the operation of the NFs shall be incorporated into the regular appropriations of the Regional Field Units.
Goat breeds include Anglo Nubian (assigned to Asean Goat and Sheep Center–Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur; National Center for Forage and Pasture–Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur; Palayan Livestock Development Center–Palayan City, 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; Sual Breeding Station–Sual, Pangasinan), Boer (Asean Goat and Sheep Center–Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur; Malitbog Breeding Station–Malitbog, Southern Leyte; Solana Breeding Station–Solana, Cagayan), and Saanen (Asean Goat and Sheep Center–Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur; Luna Breeding Station–Apayao; Malitbog Breeding Station–Malitbog, Southern Leyte; Siaton Breeding Station–Siaton, Negros Oriental; plus additional sites listed in the Order). Native goats are also assigned to Malitbog, Siaton, and Sual breeding stations.
Sheep breeds include Katahdin (Palayan Livestock Production Center–Palayan City, Nueva Ecija; Gamu Breeding Station–Isabela; Pamplona Breeding Station–Negros Oriental; Sacobia Breeding Station–Sacobia, Tarlac), Rambouillet, Merino, St. Croix, and Native—each with assigned sites listed under the Order (e.g., Merino at Asean Goat and Sheep Center–Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur; National Center for Forage and Pasture–Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur; Gamu Breeding Station–Isabela; Himamaylan Breeding Station–Negros Occidental; San Miguel Breeding Station–San Miguel, Leyte; Sual Breeding Station–Sual, Pangasinan).
It indicates that the program is not only for breeding and testing but also for building an official/reference record system for breed standards within the Philippines.
It states that, in view of the Philippines’ commitment to the Convention on Biodiversity and the narrowing diversity of animal genetic resources, NGRIP (and thus SRGIP as a component) is formulated to effectively and efficiently manage existing animal genetic resources for sustainability.
It was adopted on 17 December 1997 and signed by Salvador H. Escudero III (Secretary).
The Order itself mandates the implementation framework and identifies that the Operations Manual provides the general guidelines for the program; together they supply the rules for execution.
Because F2 crossbreds must be performance-tested and evaluated across varying environmental and production contexts to determine their suitability and effectiveness throughout the country.