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Cattle Farming in the Philippines: Pag-aalaga ng Baka

Cattle Farming in the Philippines: Pag-aalaga ng Baka

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Cattle are domesticated bovine farm animals that are raised for their meat, milk, or hides or for draft purposes. Cattle, simply called "cow" in the Philippines, is a profitable business if you are practicing a pa-ewi system (letting others take care of and grow your animals). A friend's father in San Juan, Batangas, has around  60 heads of cattle distributed to 46 people as a sideline business. he is a retired teacher and runs a frozen food business so he is not selling his cattle but slaughtering them and turn into processed meat. Cattle are considered ruminant. A ruminant is an animal that has the capacity to swallow its food until it reaches the stomach and this food returns to the mouth for a second time chewing. Not all cattle breeds will thrive in the Philippines. Temperate breed...