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In Alaminos Goat Farm we enjoy and love what we are doing. Our customers always comes first at AGF. The work that we have done has opened the door for goat raisers and government to see the huge potential of milking goats in tropical Philippines.
We are focused in creating awareness that goat dairying in the tropics is a sustainable and profitable business. Come visit us and we will share with you the secret of our success in dairying goats under the hot, humid and sometimes wet weather in the Philippines.
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Measuring Up, Future Herdsire ML 22 ( meat type), ML 23 (tall and long)
Future Herdsire Mitra Line Breeding Program
July 26, 2010
To keep our Mitra Line breeding program going in 2011, we have selected two outstanding bucklings produced this year. ML22 Clinton and ML 23 Mac will keep the original Mitra Line blood in the line breeding program.
We aim to maintain the outstanding attributes and features of our original Mitra line which ML 23 Mac mirrors. The outstanding weight gain that ML 22 Clinton will bring to the line breeding program is something we are looking forward in his progenies in the future.
The infusion of AGF Louca Darwyn in 2007 have added a new dimension to our Mitra Line. It had added showtype features to the line. AGF Louca Darwyn comes from the stud of Louise Chandler. The original bloodline is traced from Killara Stud of Sandy Green, one of the winningest Anglo Nubian stud breeder in Australia.
Reviewing the progress of our Mitra line breeding program, we realized we have the breeding material to bring the program to its successful conclusion. We just need time to record the results, to confirm all our observation in the coming years.
Being adapted to the tropical environment and being prolific is something we are proud of with our Mitra Line. We continue to work harder in our Mitra Line breeding program and we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. In two to three years time watch us reach higher heights with the quality of the Mitra Line we will be producing. We start commercial selling by that time, watch for it. |
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Art Almeda with Monica Verallo, Live on Camera at GMA 7 Unang Hirit
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Art Almeda Live on Camera at GMA 7 Unang Hirit
June 19, 2010
GMA 7 Unang Hirit featured Alaminos Goat Farm live early Monday morning. When we granted permission to GMA 7 to do live footages and interview from Alaminos Goat Farm we were in for a surprise.
Counting the trucks and vans no less than 17 vehicles were parked inside the farm when we came at 5:00 AM. The production crew, on camera hosts and their staff were all over the place. All in all we have counted more than 50 persons preparing for the shoot. Never did we imagine that it requires a lot of logistics to do a live coverage on the field.
Art was interviewed by Monica Verallo about milking goats and the pasteurization process. Goat products were also shown.
It was a good day to promote goat dairying and Milk Star live on nationwide TV. When we delivered goat’s milk to our dealer in Los Banos, Laguna I heard an old lady calling Art on first name basis and she said “Art, saw you on Unang Hirit this morning, are you selling yoghurt? “
To GMA Channel 7, Thank You for featuring Alaminos Goat Farm on your Unang Hirit Show it created a lot of awareness and interest in dairy goat farming.
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An Afternoon with DA Secretary Procy Alcala at AANI Harvest Festival 2010
July 16,2010
Toti and Agnes Almeda led the Milk Star team at the Harvest Festival of AANI at the Ouezon Memorial Circle. They were joined by their father Rene Almeda who represented Alaminos Goat Farm.
Farm produce of friends of AANI was displayed. AGF friend and frequent partner in trade shows - Sunshine Chicken owners Dr. Rey and Sandy Itchon were there. They displayed fresh frozen chicken, fresh eggs, day old chicks and chicken sausages.
Secretary of Agriculture Procy Alcala was the guest of honor of the Harvest Festival. It was nice to see Secretary Procy taking time from his very busy schedule to visit the booths at the show to see their display.
Zac Sarian, the famous agricultural editor of the Manila Bulletin introduced Rene Almeda to Secretary Procy Alcala. Rene Almeda made a push for goat dairying in his conversation with Secretary Procy when he visited the Milk Star booth.
Rene invited Secretary Procy Alcala to visit Alaminos Goat Farm to personally witness the successful dairy goat operation in AGF and he promised to visit AGF in the future.
To DA Secretary Procy Alcala, maraming maraming salamat po for tolerating us and listening as we tried to promote goat dairying in your presence. To our friend Zac Sarian, thank you for the very nice introduction to Secretary Procy Alcala and for all the help you have done in helping us promote goat dairying in your column at the Manila Bulletin.
Sa inyong lahat na aming mga kaibigan sa goat dairying, Maraming, Maraming Salamat po.
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TOP 2009 Mitra Line Doeling AGF 1454
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Alaminos Goat Farm Mitra Line Breeding Program
July 16,2010
AGF Mitra Line (ML) breeding program is off to a good start. Line breeding to be practiced for the ML is the mating of related animals, but of less close relationship than first degree. Breeding half brother to half sister would be the cornerstone of the ML breeding program in search for predictability and uniformity in the offsprings.
AGF Obama and AGF Clinton (2011) will form the core of the line breeding program towards the line of AGF Louca Darwyn. Both bucks share the same sire AGF Louca Darwyn.
AGF long term strategy of line breeding for the Mitra Line (ML), together with strict selection is expected to result in uniformity of the offspring produced. The ML breeding program aims to produce brown colored doelings and black colored bucks. Uniformity of appearance and performance of line bred goats springs directly from the fact that line breeding increases genetic uniformity since their parents are related. The uniformity can result to goats with very good looks and performance.
Breeding Objective for Mitra Line Breeding Program
Color Brown, Black tan, tri color
Kidding weight 3 kilos doeling 3.5 kilos buckling
Weaning weight 90 days 15 kilos doeling 17.0 kilos buckling
Weight 300 days 32 kilos doeling 40.0 kilos buckling
Body conformation big barrel and bone structure (meat)
angular (dairy)
Udder development
Milking Performance 2 liters 305 days lactation
These are initial numbers that would later be modified as we make progress and collect more data in the ML breeding program
The starting strain started with the original Mitra line- does and AGF Sodel, at the start of the ML breed improvement program in 2005. In 2007, AGF imported AGF Louca Darwyn and AGF Edgar from Australia to improve the Mitra line. The selection practices will determine the relative quality of the end product.
Predictability and consistency is the reason why we choose line breeding. AGF wants to produce big barrel and bone structure for the meat type ML.
The strength of line breeding is that it increases homogeneity, and predictability. The close relation of the ML being bred makes AGF on its toes to be on the look out for any signs of loss of vigour and drop in reproductive performance. Selection will help offset these and will result to a productive, vigorous and reproductively sound Mitra Line breed.
Alaminos Goat Farm's committment is to line breed and develop consistent, productive Mitra lines that are predictable for performance and adaptable to the tropical environment of the Philippines. We will use this strategy to produce the Mitra Line goats we want that will make us proud to be their breeder.
*Much of the idea in line breeding came from reading Dr. Sponenberg DVM, PhD, Professor, Pathology and Genetics at Virginia - Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
Dr. Synan Baguio of PCARRD also contributed his inputs about the Mitra Line Breeding Program.
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Mitra Line Doelings Batch 2010
July 5, 2010
Alaminos Goat Farm is proud to present the 2010 batch of improved Mitra Line doelings for our Mitra Line Breed Improvement Program . For the line breeding program, we will be using AGF Obama and then AGF Darwyn for the next generation of breeders produced.
We are on track to reach our target with our Mitra line breed improvement program in another three years. We are trying to find the perfect combination and ultimately come up with a uniform standard color for the Mitra Line breed. The Mitra line is a dual type Anglo Nubian based breed, bred for both meat and milk purposes The ultimate challenge as a breeder is to produce a dairy type-Mitra line in the future.
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AGF 300 TOP 5% BOER BUCK
Boer Goat Buck
Price: PHP 50000
Born: 4/18/09
Sire: AGF TED
Dam: AGF1559
AGF 300 TOP 5% FULLBLOOD BOER BUCK
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AGF 1463 ANGLO NUBIAN BUCKLING
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 20000
Born: 9/27/09
Sire: AGF DARWYN
Dam: AGF416
AGF 1463 PUREBRED ANGLO NUBIAN BUCKLING
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AGF 1934 FULLBLOOD PREGNANT BOER DOE
Boer Goat Doe
Price: PHP 35000 LESS 20%
Born: 3/02/09
Sire: AGF TED
Dam: AGF 1713
AGF 1934 PREGNANT FULLBLOOD BOER DOE
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AGF 280 FULLBLOOD PREGNANT BOER DOE
Boer Goat Doe
Price: PHP 31500 LESS 20%
Born: 10/16/08
Sire: AGF THORN
Dam: AGF 1676
AGF 280 FULLBLOOD PREGNANT BOER DOE
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AGF 1491 ANGLO NUBIAN BUCKLING
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 20000 - Sold!!
Born: 9/20/09
Sire: AGF EDGAR
Dam: AGF 383
AGF 1491 PUREBRED ANGLO NUBIAN BUCKLING
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Mitra Line 001
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 20000 - Sold!!
Born: 8/14/2009
Sire: AGF Darwyn
Dam: AGF Mitra Line 182
AGF Mitra Line 001 Buckling
April 20, 2010
AGF Mitra Line 001 is turning out to be a very fast growing buckling now weighing 40 kilos. He will be a very good herdsire for any Anglo Nubian breed improvement program.
AGF 001 was born last August 14th, an outstanding buckling from our proven AGF 182, a Mitra Line doe. Mitra Line 001 is a good looking buckling with show type features. He is a sibling of AGF 1011 a big hit in the 2008 Agri Link Show at the World Trade Center. His sire is AGF Darwyn a very dependable show type imported Purebred Anglo Nubian Buck from Australia. He was born a single kid and weighed 4 kilos at kidding.
As a breeder everytime we see something like AGF Mitra Line 001 we feel proud and rewarded for all the time and hard work we are doing for our Mitra Line Breed Improvement Program. We continue to make big progress with our Mitra Line herd, by bench marking and propagating the good features of the Mitra Line. Next year by this time of the year we will be even better with our Mitra Line, watch out for it.
AGF Mitra Line 001 is now available for sale at Php 20,000 pesos.
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AGF 1794
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 25,000 - Sold!!
Born: 12/07/08
Sire: AGF AARON
Dam: AGF 5603
AGF 1794 Purebred Saanen Buck
August 11, 2009
SOLD
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AGF 1467 FULLBLOOD BOER BUCK
Boer Goat Buck
Price: PHP 20000 - Sold!!
Born: 7/19/09
Sire: AGF KARBO
Dam: AGF 1714
AGF 1467 FULLBLOOD BOER BUCK
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Alaminos Goat Farm
Art Almeda
Along Maharlika Highway
Alaminos, Laguna, PH
0917 500 4294 - 0917 500 1982
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