[Another good article to supplement these findings;]

The Philippine dairy industry has been progressively improving for the past decade and the advances are quantifiable.

Despite the global economic downturn during the last quarter of 2008, dairy cooperative farms scored big as the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics revealed that local dairy production still grew by almost 3.0%. Exports also grew by 6.22%. Available data also shows that since 2002, milk production in metric tons per day has increased by almost 100%.

Moreover, recent figures would indicate that we are slowly liberating ourselves from our dependency on imported milk and dairy products since imports of milk and allied goods have been gradually decreasing. Last year we saw overall milk imports decline by 11.66%. This is no small feat for an industry that is only really in its nascent stages.

Daily milk production as of 2008 is now pegged at more than 37,800 liters. Moreover, since ready to drink liquid milk imports decreased by a whopping 17% last year, the increase in local production means that locally produced liquid milk now accounts for 27% of the liquid milk supply up from 23% in 2007. This is more than a quarter of the liquid milk supply in the country and is truly something that all of you should be proud of.

The Philippines has the dubious distinction of being the only country in Asia that has a single digit tariff on milk and milk products. Other Asian countries like India, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand all levy taxes more than 10 times the measly 3% that the Philippines imposes on imported milk. I am aware of moves from the National Dairy Authority and the Dairy Confederation of the Philippines to increase the current tariff from 3 to 18% which is the WTO bound rate for liquid milk but this proposal was turned down by the Tariff Commission.

Another good article to supplement these findings;

The Philippine Dairy Industry - Situation, Competitiveness and Outlook

http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/pplpi/docarc/LLAX14.pdf

[Clinoptilolite]

As everybody knows controlling animal manure odours is one of the major headaches in raising farm animals. The main culprit for the bad smell is the ammonia released by the manure. Zeolite has been used in the Far East most notably in China for thousands of years for medicinal purposes. Over the years researchers have found out that Zeolites absorb ammonia and other toxins which can be applied in animal husbandry. There are many kinds of Zeolites but the specific type most applicable for agriculture or even medicinal purposes is Clinoptilolite. What are the benefits from adding Zeolite to feeds?

1). Better Animal Weight Gain for Less Feed

2). Very Significant Reduction of Animal Manure Odours

3). Reduction or even elimination of Diarrhea

4). Boosts Animal Resistance to Diseases

5). Achieving Animal Sale Weight in Less Time

6). Better Egg/Chick, Piglet Quality.

7). Reduction of Mortality Rate

For details on how they arrived at these conclusions, here are some links for your reference;

What are Zeolites and What can they Do?
http://www.bfa.com.au/Portals/0/BFAFiles/zeolite-article.pdf

Piggery Study
http://www.natozclean.com/doc/zeolite/case%20studies/piggery%20study.html

The Performance of Natural Zeolite as a Feed Additive in Reducing Aerial Ammonia and Slurry Ammonium Ion Concentration in Pig Farms
http://www.ramiran.net/doc05/Folia/Milic.pdf

Zeolite Feed Supplement for Chickens
http://midwestzeolite.com/FS_CHICKEN.html

Where can you buy Zeolite in the Philippines? Before buying please inquire if the type they have is Clinoptilolite.

Zeoquest, Inc.
#9 C Salvador St., Loyola Heights • Quezon City, Manila 1108, Philippines • (917) 8477535 • 4266755
Contact: Joby Millar

Ruvita Enterprises
Contact Person: Vicente Ruiz, General Manager
Postal Code, City: 1004, City Of Manila
Country - Province: Phillipines - Mindanao
Phone: (915) 5691470
Fax: (922) 7077186

RIFMANS GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Contact Person:Mr Richard Manansala
Position/Title:Chief Operating Officer
Company Address:17 Mabait St., Teachers Vill., Diliman, QC, Philippines
Zip/Postal Code:1101
Phone Number: 9224584
Mobile Phone:(927) 4688223
Mobile Phone:(916) 2154148

I am in no way connected with any of these companies. Just want to help out those who might be interested.

[Clinoptilolite]

As everybody knows controlling animal manure odours is one of the major headaches in raising farm animals. The main culprit for the bad smell is the ammonia released by the manure. Zeolite has been used in the Far East most notably in China for thousands of years for medicinal purposes. Over the years researchers have found out that Zeolites absorb ammonia and other toxins which can be applied in animal husbandry. There are many kinds of Zeolites but the specific type most applicable for agriculture or even medicinal purposes is Clinoptilolite. What are the benefits from adding Zeolite to feeds?

1). Better Animal Weight Gain for Less Feed

2). Very Significant Reduction of Animal Manure Odours

3). Reduction or even elimination of Diarrhea

4). Boosts Animal Resistance to Diseases

5). Achieving Animal Sale Weight in Less Time

6). Better Egg/Chick, Piglet Quality.

7). Reduction of Mortality Rate

For details on how they arrived at these conclusions, here are some links for your reference;

What are Zeolites and What can they Do?
http://www.bfa.com.au/Portals/0/BFAFiles/zeolite-article.pdf

Piggery Study
http://www.natozclean.com/doc/zeolite/case%20studies/piggery%20study.html

The Performance of Natural Zeolite as a Feed Additive in Reducing Aerial Ammonia and Slurry Ammonium Ion Concentration in Pig Farms
http://www.ramiran.net/doc05/Folia/Milic.pdf

Zeolite Feed Supplement for Chickens
http://midwestzeolite.com/FS_CHICKEN.html

Where can you buy Zeolite in the Philippines? Before buying please inquire if the type they have is Clinoptilolite.

Zeoquest, Inc.
#9 C Salvador St., Loyola Heights • Quezon City, Manila 1108, Philippines • (917) 8477535 • 4266755
Contact: Joby Millar

Ruvita Enterprises
Contact Person: Vicente Ruiz, General Manager
Postal Code, City: 1004, City Of Manila
Country - Province: Phillipines - Mindanao
Phone: (915) 5691470
Fax: (922) 7077186

RIFMANS GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Contact Person:Mr Richard Manansala
Position/Title:Chief Operating Officer
Company Address:17 Mabait St., Teachers Vill., Diliman, QC, Philippines
Zip/Postal Code:1101
Phone Number: 9224584
Mobile Phone:(927) 4688223
Mobile Phone:(916) 2154148

I am in no way connected with any of these companies. Just want to help out those who might be interested.