|
|
Milk Star Fresh Goat's Milk |
|
|
|
Mission Statement
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 the government to see the huge potential of milking goats in tropical Philippines.
For the Filipino Farmers whose life we want to touch we dedicate the inroads we have made in our Alaminos Salad Garden Feeding Program. It is our stand that nutrition is the key factor to be successful in goat raising. We believe that the Alaminos Salad Garden with Indigofera as the main tree legume can help the farmers in the countryside make their goats to be more productive based on our experience in Alaminos.
|
We are focussed in creating awareness that goat dairying in tropical Philippines 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 wet weather of the Philippines.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|

1st Generation Pregnant Mitra Dairy Line (MDL) with AGF Edgar as her Sire
|
| |
|
|
ASG Feeding Program and the Mitra Dairy Line (MDL) Breeding Program
January 22, 2012
The past several months since mid-October of 2011, AGF website write ups were more on the ASG feeding program, less and less on the MDL breeding program. Friends were starting to asked, "how is the MDL breeding program doing? ” They told us since we are a breeder farm we should focus on writing more about our breeder goats.
From the time the 1st generation Mitra Dairy line (MDL) doeling is selected and mated for the first time to the time to produce a ready to breed 12 month 2nd generation MDL doeling, it will take 17 months. It will take 15 months to make an assessment on milk performance of the first generation MDL doe, test for length of lactation period and milk volumes for the 305 days milk. The timeline begins at the start of the Mitra Dairy Line planning activities.
For the 2nd generation MDL doeling, from time it is born to the end of milk testing it will take us 27 months. That is how long it will take to make a decision in the selection of the third generation MDL doeling, if it will be based on milk records of her dam.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
In the Mitra Dairy Line planning activities we have prepared we are now on the 5th month, we still have a long way to go. The long wait in between activities is an opportunity for us to finalise work in the Alaminos Salad Garden feeding program by year end.
ASG Feeding Program
Last year AGF fed a total of 180,000 kilos of mixed concentrate goat’s feeds, feed cost was a staggering Php 2,160,000 pesos. This year we expect to lower feed cost by 30% to Php 1,512,000 pesos with the addition of the 30% fresh shredded indigofera to the concentrate goat feed ration.
Last year we invested a total of Php 170,000 pesos for the additional equipment needed for the Alaminos Salad Garden feeding prorgam to provide the shredded indigofera for the program.
The additional labor cost for the two workers who would plant, harvest and shred the indigofera would be covered by sales generated from the forage planting materials from the already well established Alaminos Salad Garden.
The key here for 2012 is to establish numbers to show goat performance in terms of milk yields, kidding and growth rate with the introduction of indigofera in the concentrate feeds for goats. If we can show an improvement in goat performance, full blast commercialization work for the Alaminos Salad Garden feeding program in tropical Philippines will be undertaken.
The continuous increase in cost of concentrate feeds makes the success of ASG feeding program imperative for the profitable and sustainable operation of Alaminos Goat Farm.
|
| |
|
|
 Kastdemur's Always Be Mine, 2010 INBA All American Junior Kid AA
Possible Bucklng Kid From Kastdemur's Always Be Mine
January 19, 2012
Our friend Edwin Dumlao, have informed us that Krista Senn Myers of Kastdemur's Dairy Goat have accepted our reservation for a future buckling from Always Be Mine. Always Be Mine is the 2010 International Nubian Breedeers Association All American Winner as Junior Kid AA.
Alaminos Goat Farm have committed to invest in fine dairy genetics from known dairy breeders in the United States and the Philippines. This will complement the Mitra Dairy line breeding program when established 2nd generation Mitra Dairy Line does in commercial numbers are produced in 2013 and 3rd generation MDL does in the future. It is AGF commitment to move its dairy breed improvement program forward by acquiring genetics to improve the dairy characteristics of its dairy goats in 2013.
Maraming Salamat Edwin for all the help. |
| |
|
|

Added 70 Watts Metal Hallide Lamp To Simulate Artificial Long Day During Winter Solstice
|
| |
|
|
Winter Solstice 2011, AGF Adds More Lighting in Dairy Goats Pen
January 16, 2012
The annual winter solstice occurred last December 22, it was the longest night and shortest day for 2011, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
In temperate countries these signals declining milk yield. In a study done in Northern Mexico, adding additional lighting to create an artificial long day, 16 hour daytime have positive effect in milk yields for alpine goats.
PAGASA said nights get longer in the Philippines due to winter solstice, an astronomical term regarding the position of the sun "lying at its farthest point" south of the equator.
From our out of the box ways, we decided to add a 70 watts Metal Hallide Lamp and opened it just before the sun sets late in the afternoon and put it off after milking at 9:00 PM. The light is put on again at 5:00 AM until the sun rises in the morning. The additional lighting would offset the longer darker nights. We would try to observe if there is a basis in the statement that the longer night’s affects temperate dairy goats milk yields.
During this period, the sun is slightly directed towards the Southern Hemisphere, thus sunlight does not directly hit the country. For some, this signals the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
While the Philippines is located in the Northern Hemisphere and does not have winter, it experiences colder than usual weather during this period. The winter solstice also marks the Philippine nights that are longer than daytime.
Studies suggest that in temperate countries, declining day length called photo period causes a surge in reproductive hormones and sexual activities on both bucks and does. Sexual urge remains high for at least several months and fertility is at its highest level at this time. Does the same hold true for dairy goats under tropical conditions?
There are still a lot to learn in dairying goats under the tropical condition of the Philippines. Join us as we try to unravel the peculiarities in dairying a temperate breed ( Saanen) in the tropics.
|
| |
|
|
 Art with New Indigofera Planted Through Direct Seeding
Milk Yields with the ASG Feeding Program
January 11, 2011
Sharing of information is the cornerstone of AGF success in establishing its credibility in the work it is doing with the ASG feeding program. We realized that for the ASG feeding program to be successful, other farms who will follow the program can replicate the same results we have experienced in Alaminos. We decided that until such a time we have acquired conclusive data in terms of milk yields we will refrain from making statements about the positive effect on the inclusion of fresh shredded indigofera to the dairy and meat goats concentrate diets.
In the mean time we will focus in documenting what we are doing as we move ahead in the ASG feeding program. Focus will be on increasing the volume of indigofera in the Alaminos Salad Garden to assure supply of fresh indigofera year round to meet the demand for the ASG feeding program. We will start milk recording in March as the new milking season begins.
The window of opportunity presented itself in mid-October 2011, as the milking season was about to end to start the milking goats with the new concentrate ration that included 30% fresh shredded indigofera and palm kernel cake. It is a given that any change in feeding regimen would result to a drop in milk yields of dairy goats in lactation.
We found it prudent to start the Alaminos Salad Garden (ASG) feeding program with the inclusion of indigofera in the concentrate diet towards the end of the milking season. This would give the dairy goats more time to adapt to the new diet, the kidding season started this January and goes through up to March.
The period between October and December 2011 were challenging times for the ASG feeding program. True to form the change in feeds resulted in swings in feed consumption and milk yields. The inclusion of palm kernel cake to the diet further added to the burden for the goats to adapt to the new concentrate diet.
Using our decade long experience in feeding feedlot cattle, we resorted to increasing molasses content of the concentrate diet to improve palatability. To give the diet a contrasting sweet and salty taste which ruminants loves, we added salt to the diet.
To produce more healthy and fast growing replacement breeders, it was decided to leave the kids with the dam for 45 to 60 days before weaning the kids. Partial milking is done once a day starting on the 30th day.The kids are separated from their dam in the evening for morning milking then returned again to their dam after milking.
The work we are doing with the ASG feeding program are work in progress, it is for the goat raisers to decide what they think would be good for their operation. One thing is for sure though, the addition of indigofera to the feed concentrate diet resulted to lower feed cost for AGF goat operation.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Page 1 of 7 |
|
|
|
| We use this page to list our All Animals For Sale. |
|
If you are interested in our All Animals for sale, Please fill out our contact form or send us an email.
|
AGF 7027
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 20000
Born: 12/19/2010
Sire: AGF Obama
Dam: ML 007
AGF 7027 Purebred Anglo Nubian Buck
December 7. 2011
|
|
|
|
|
AGF 7061
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 20000
Born: 2/15/11
Sire: AGF Obama
Dam: AGF 1452
AGF 7061 Purebred Anglo Nubian Buck
December 6, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
AGF 7094
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 20000
Born: 1/18/11
Sire: AGF Darwyn
Dam: AGF 385
AGF 7094 Purebred Anglo Nubian Buck
December 7, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
AGF 7022
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 20000
Born: 2/11/11
Sire: AGF Edgar
Dam: AGF 481
AGF 7022 Purebred Anglo Nubian Buck
December 7, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
AGF 7050
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 20000
Born: 3/23/11
Sire: AGF Obama
Dam: AGF 530
AGF 7050 Purebred Anglo Nubian Buck
December 7, 2011 |
|
|
|
|
Show Type Boer Doelings
Boer Goat Doe
Price: Php 35000
Show Type Boer Doelings at the AgriLink Show
August 18, 2010
AGF is bringing young showtype Boer doelings to the AgriLink Show in October 7, 2010 at the World Trade Center in Manila. They would be available for sale at Php 35.000 pesos. |
|
|
|
|
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
APRIL 24, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
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
APRIL 24, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
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.
SOLD |
|
|
|
|
Mitra Line 20
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 20000 - Sold!!
Born: 4/16 /2010
Sire: AGF EDGAR
Dam: AGF 182
AGF Mitra Line 20 Buckling
November 16, 2010
AGF Mitra Line 20 will be a very good herdsire for any Anglo Nubian breed improvement program.
AGF ML 20 was born last April 16, 2010 a buckling from our proven AGF 182, a Mitra Line doe. Today ML 20 weighed 32.5 kilos. His kidding type is a triplets. Mitra Line 20 is a good looking buckling. He is a half brother of AGF 1011 a big hit in the 2008 Agri Link Show at the World Trade Center. His sire is AGF EDGAR a very dependable imported Purebred Anglo Nubian Buck from Australia.
As a breeder everytime we see something like AGF Mitra Line 20 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 which are they prolific and adapted to the tropical environment.
AGF Mitra Line 20 is now available for sale at Php 20,000 pesos.
SOLD |
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
AGF 1463 ANGLO NUBIAN BUCKLING
Dairy Goat Buck
Price: Php 2000 - Sold!!
Born: 9/27/09
Sire: AGF DARWYN
Dam: AGF416
AGF 1463 PUREBRED ANGLO NUBIAN BUCKLING
APRIL24, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
AGF 300 TOP 5% BOER BUCK
Boer Goat Buck
Price: PHP 50000 - Sold!!
Born: 4/18/09
Sire: AGF TED
Dam: AGF1559
AGF 300 TOP 5% FULLBLOOD BOER BUCK
August 18, 2010
AGF 300, one of our Top Boer Buck for 2009 is going to the AgriLink Show in October 7, 2010 at the World Trade Center in Manila. He will lead our show team for the show. AGF 300 is one of the most outstanding Boer Buck we have produced. He will be available for sale at the AgriLink Show for Php 50,000 pesos. |
|
|
|
|
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
APRIL24, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
AGF 1934 FULLBLOOD PREGNANT BOER DOE
Boer Goat Doe
Price: PHP 35000 LESS 20% - Sold!!
Born: 3/02/09
Sire: AGF TED
Dam: AGF 1713
AGF 1934 PREGNANT FULLBLOOD BOER DOE
APRIL 24, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due to our location, we are able to offer All Animals for Sale to people in many states, including Philippines. |
|
|
|
Alaminos Goat Farm
Art Almeda Along Maharlika Highway Alaminos, Laguna, PH
0917 500 4294 - 0917 500 1982
Click
here to email us
|
|
|
|
 |