THE PHILIPPINE WATER BUFFALO

J. M. Matias, Director, Dairy Training and Research Institute, College of
Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
L. P. Palo, Associate Professor, Dairy Training and Research Institute,
College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Four concrete upright silos with capacity of about 1.5-2.0
m of silage were fed each with chopped rice straw enriched
by the following treatments: A – whey with 2% urea used
to wet chopped rice straw of about 1.2:1 straw; B – one
part of fermented mother liquor (FML) diluted to 2 parts
water; C – urea solution, 4%, and D – one part molasses
diluted to 2 parts water to which 2% urea was added.
Digestion and nitrogen balance studies were conducted in
carabaos to determine the feeding value of each kind of
enriched straw silage. Carabao fed ensiled rice straw with
4% urea had the lowest dry matter intake. The most
palatable silage contained whey and 2% urea (Treatment
A), followed by the silage with molasses and urea, and
rice straw silage with FML. The silage with FML had
highest TDN of 69.8% and digestible protein of 16.16%,
and promoted the best positive nitrogen balance of 79.5 g/day.
Keywords: carabao feed intake, digestion and nitrogen
balances, enriched rice straw silage, feed value
*Abstracts of Researches, 1981-1995. PCC-DA, UPLB.
Also in OED-PCC-DA Abstracts: Water Buffalo
Researches in the Philippines, 1981-1995. p. 14.
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FEEDLOT PERFORMANCE OF CATTLE AND
CARABAOS FED CORN STOVER-MOLASSES
SILAGES*
L. S. Castillo, Professor, Department of Animal Science, College of
Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
C. C. Custodio, Research Assistant, Department of Animal Science,
College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
D. B. Roxas, Instructor, Department of Animal Science, College of
Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
F. B. Aglibut, Instructor, Department of Animal Science, College of
Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
N. P. Roxas, Research Assistant, Department of Animal Science, College
of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
N. M. Uichanco, Research Assistant, Department of Animal Science,
College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
V. G. Argañosa, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science,
College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
The nutritive value of normal corn stover-molasses silage
(NCSMS) and opaque-2 corn stover-molasses silage
(OCSMS) were determined for Philippine cattle (Bos
taurus) carabaos (Bubalus carabanensis Linn.) Castillo.
Cattle were 16-18 months old while carabaos were 24.30
months. The silages were fed ad libitum. A concentrate
mix containing 6% urea 20% molasses was also fed at
1% of the body weight. All animals were fed individually.
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ABSTRACT OF RESEARCHES ON
THE PHILIPPINE WATER BUFFALO
Data obtained in 41 days feeding. It appears that the
feeding value of OCSMS is slightly better than NCSMS
thus confirming the results of a digestion trial reported by
Roxas et al. Rates of daily gain of carabaos were about
three times those of cattle.
Keywords: cattle and carabao feeding, corn stovermolasses
silages, feeding performance, opaque-2 corn
stover molasses silage
*Rice Middlings, Opaque-2 Corn, Normal Corn, and
other Carbohydrates in Livestock and Poultry Rations:
Terminal Report of Research in Animal Nutrition Supported
by IRRI Chandler Grant, Jan. 1971 to December 1973.
p. 68-69.
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EFFECT OF HIGH UREA-MOLASSES-MINERAL-
BLOCK AS SUPPLEMENT FOR GROWING
CARABAO IN CONFINEMENT*
L. S. Castillo, Professor, Institute of Animal Science, College of Agriculture,
University of the Philippines Los Baños
A.N. del Barrio, Supervising Science Research Specialist, Philippine
Carabao Center, Department of Agriculture, University of the Philippines
Los Baños
R. M. Lapitan, Supervising Science Research Specialist, Philippine
Carabao Center, Department of Agriculture, University of the Philippines
Los Baños
D. B. Roxas, Associate Professor, Institute of Animal Science, College of
Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
F. Sd. Pascual, Former University Research Associate, Institute of Animal
Science, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
A. R. Obsioma, Project Development Officer, Office of the Executive
Director, Philippine Carabao Center, Department of Agriculture
V. G. Momongan, Professor, Institute of Animal Science, College of
Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños
S. K. Ranjhan, Former FAO Consultant
Ten yearling calves were divided into two experimental
groups of five animals each. Treatment 1, animals
were fed rice straw and concentrate mixture at 1%body
weight while treatment 2 were given rice straw and
concentrate mixture at 1.5% of body weight. Both
were given free choice urea-molasses-mineral block.
It was observed that yearling calves were able to
maintain their live weights without any body weight
gains. Animals in confinement seemed not benefited
with the additional intake of urea-molasses-mineral block
unlike the trials made on grazing animals where they
gained 10-15% more in weight.
Keywords: confinement, grazing, growth performance,
urea-molasses-mineral block, yearling carabaos
*Abstracts of Researches, 1981-1995. PCC-DA, UPLB.
Also in OED-PCC-DA Abstracts: Water Buffalo
Researches in the Philippines, 1981-1995. p. 13.