organic agriculture

2. SELECT HEALTHY STOCK AND
SUITABLE HOUSING

3. Identify breed/strain as per PNS
Organic Agriculture-Livestock and
GAHP Guidelines
White Leghorns
 Leghorns are good layers but non-
sitters.
 The Leghorn’s skin, back, and
shanks are yellowish, and the
earlobes are white or creamy white.

4. MINORCA
• The Minorca is one of the heaviest of the egg
breeds.
• The bird has a full, closely feathered body,
and a large comb and wattle.
• It lays very big white-shelled eggs.
• Its skin is white.
• The shank and toes of birds that belong to
the black strain are black, and those that
belong to the white-buff strain are slate-
white.

5. MIKAWA
• The Mikawa is a breed is developed in
Japan.
• It has a fairly large body similar in form
to the Leghorn.
• Its color is buff, while the beak, skin,
shanks, and toes are yellow. The earlobes
are white.
• The hen is a good layer of large pinkish –
whiteshelled eggs, and its meat is

6. COMMERCIAL LAYER BREEDS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
•Lohmann chickens have
their origins in Germany
and are some of the
most prolific layers in
the Philippines.
LOHMANN CHICKEN

7. DEKALB CHICKEN IN
THE PHILIPPINES
• Dekalb chickens in Philippines have
various excellent characteristics such
as excellent livability, high number of
eggs laid, good egg sizes as well as
great egg quality.
• They lay crisp white eggs which are
quite popular with many Filipinos.

8. BABCOCK WHITE LAYERS
•The babcock layers produce
a large number of big-sized
eggs.
•The Babcock white layers
perform well in all kinds of
climates and are known for
their calm temperament.

9. COMMERCIAL BROILER BREEDS OR STRAINS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Arbor Acres Broilers
• Arbor Acres have
excellent growth rate,
excellent livability, good
feed conversion rates as
well as great breast meat
yield.

10. HUBBARD
•This is another popular
broiler strain in the
Philippines which is also
excellent for free range
poultry meat production.

11. ROSS
• Ross is one of the most
robust broilers and assures
buyers of excellent breast
yield. These broilers
generally assure farmers of
excellent overall
performance.

12. COBB
• Cobb broilers are great all rounders and can be reared in
various kinds of environments including alternative
poultry farming systems.
• Poultry from these breeds and their strains are fast-
growers and have tender meat. They are also good egg
producers, but should be raised to produce hatching
eggs only for the production of broiler chicks.

13. NATIVE CHICKEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
Banaba chickens from Batangas

14. DARAG CHICKEN FROM PANAY ISLAND

15. PARAWAKAN CHICKENS FROM PALAWAN

16. ACTIVITY: PICTORIAL REPORT
Make a pictorial report with illustration on
the different breeds/strain of chicken that
can be found in your backyard. Identify its
breed and give its characteristics.