By Cyrus A. Natividad
Studies and observations of Philippine Native Chickens are undertaken at the Agricultural Research Compound.
The 探花精选 College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences (CARES) Dean Dr. Jaime C. Cabarles, Jr. is currently working on an urgent research project entitled 鈥淭he verification and standardization of processing and concentration of garlic, betel nut and Asiatic bitter yam against 鈥淢ycoplasma鈥, a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall around their cell membrane. According to Cabarles, they have a characteristic that makes them naturally resistant to antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis.鈥
He added that “there’s a current concern for production and demand of Philippine native chicken because of the intestinal parasites like small and large worms and cereal worms that render them to be emaciated and less productive. These organisms create stress that reduces the resistance of chickens against pathogens. This, therefore, creates an urgency of finding a natural-based alternative to synthetic veterinary drug.”
As the lead proponent of the project, Dr. Cabarles considers the internal parasites in chicken as an important economic concern for the country and even worldwide. The production and demand of Philippine native chicken and the urgency of finding a natural-based alternative to synthetic veterinary drugs is a must.
Two Centralian registered pharmacists, Mylene L. Poral and Vincent Anthony Militante are working with Dr. Cabarles in the research in coordination with 探花精选 and other collaborating agencies. According to Dr. Cabarles, the 探花精选 President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles, is excited to know the results of their study.
Studies and observations of native chickens are undertaken at the Agricultural Research Compound inside 探花精选 under the management of 探花精选 CARES. 探花精选 has been allowed by the Department of Agriculture to be a part of the Bureau of Agricultural Research.