Mikey, good for you, keep up the good work. Hopefully I could buy some breeding stocks (goat) from you in the near future.

Doc Nemo, Hopefully it will stay like that.

Off-topic
Good news to those who are from Canada. Canadian dollar now is much higher than US dollar here in the Philippines.
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Yup according to the Philippine law foreigner cannot own a land. They can only rent it. So, if you have a Filipina wife then you have to let her own the land for you.

Doc nemo, when you say VITAMINS, are you referring to IV or PO. Just wondering if there's any IV multivitamins available in the market and what brand?

There are no available vaccine in the Philippines right now. So, the best thing to do is give vitamins to your herd before and after the introduction of a new goat and also give to the one you will brought in.  You also have to isolate the new goat from the rest for about 2 weeks.

Nice to hear from our mayor. I grew up in Gen.San. and planning to buy my breeding stock from Mr. Garcia of Tacurong.

This is the official statement of the Gen Santos City Vet. We would like to thanks them for their reply.

 I have emailed many government agency regarding different matters and almost 90% they do not reply back.  To Gen San people be proud of your local government. They are really there to serve the people.

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October 5, 2007
 
 
THE HONORABLE PEDRO B.  ACHARON, JR.
City Mayor
General Santos City
 
 
                        Thru     : ERNESTO V. QUISAY, SR.
                                      Chief of Staff
 
 
SIR:
 
Magandang GENSAN!
 
This is in response to CN 125618 or CMO-LRB-IND2007-2510 re: Goat Polio Problem.
 
The Office of the City Veterinarian would like to inform that there is no such disease as Goat Polio in General Santos City. Based on our disease surveillance in commercial and backyard raisers of goat, there was no occurrence of such disease. Trading of goats and chevon in our city are still going on.
 
Further, smuggling of goats from Indonesia is very impossible. We have superior quality breed of goats compared to neighboring islands of Indonesia. We have also bigger goat population and it is impractical for us to import from Indonesia.
 
We hope that this official statement from our office will clear the alleged issue.
 
 
Very truly yours,
 
 
DR. ANTONIO EPHREM S. MARIN
CGDH II

Mikey, can you share who is the manufacturer of the said plastic flooring?

Mr. hog, kind a excited and scared, you know how expensive it is back home.

Doc nemo, thanks.

Doc Nemo, can you elaborate further;

So, if the animal first heat is around 6 months you need to count 21 days to its second heat.  Then another 21 days to its second heat.

Mr. hog, My departure is on Dec. 12. I bought my ticket 6 months ago so this is it now. I have to face the reality. I will be all over the Philippines when I get there. I will be in CEBU,DAVAO,MANILA and BAGUIO. I will be visiting FARMS in all sorts.

Doc Nemo, salamat sa PM.

Mr. Hog, I really need to see your place. I will let you know once I'm in the philippines.

Mikey, money flows eh. I pump more question once I get my piggery business going or maybe able to answer some question too. What I need right now is to see visually how my cage/barn look like thats why I've been surfing on the net about piggery cage/barn design.

Guys come on,raise your question. The more question the more we learn.

Mikey,you're right. My home sweet home is getting closer or maybe not. Good luck to myself.

Mikey, looks like you have a handful now.