Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, and Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Placeda Lemana led Dec. 1 the ceremonial entrustment of a feeder cattle, under the provincial government’s Cattle Fattening Program, which is an alternative livelihood for animal raisers in crisis.
The program aims to provide alternative livelihood or source of additional family income to hog raisers affected by natural disasters and calamities, particularly the recent incidence of transboundary animal diseases, such as the African swine fever and hog cholera.
The recipients are animal raisers from Murcia, E.B. Magalona, Bago City, Valladolid, Pontevedra, San Enrique, La Carlota City, Moises Padilla, Binalbagan, Himamaylan City, Hinigaran, and La Castellana, a Capitol press release said.
Under the program, a feeder cattle from the Negros First Ranch and Provincial Livestock Breeding Center and Dairy Farm will be provided to qualified recipients.
The cattle will be fattened to its desired weight of at least 100 kgs., and will be sold on a live-weight basis. The recipients will then be entitled to receive a share from the proceeds, the Capitol added. ||
