Dressing of Poultry

One of the cheapest meat compared to others like beef and pork was the chicken. Others preferred to buy dressed chicken because of its price and also because of the kids. Children's love to eat poultry meat because it is more tender than other meat. This also requires minimum time allotment for cooking. 

To dress a chicken, you need to hold the broiler on its feet and wings. Remove some feathers from the neck part. Cut the left side of the neck to hit the jugular vein. Turn the chicken upside down to let the blood flow to the basin. Prepare hot water in a pot. The water should not boil, just hot enough to vaporize. After bleeding, Put the chicken body to the hot water for de-feathering process. Remove the feathers carefully and include the tiny feather like structure.  The next step is the removal of the internal organs. Separate the giblets from the offals. Then remove the head and the feet. Cut the legs at the joint. Remove the wings. Then separate the ribs from the breast part. 

SAMPLE MARKETING PLAN (kaong)

General information

Kaong is considered the "official" sugar palm, the highest producer of the world's many sugar-producing palms. Possibly the highest yielder and commercially grown in large scale production, it yields up to about 25 tons of sugar per hectare
- Planted here and there about towns, and abundant in some forested areas, but never at any great distance from settled areas in Luzon (Rizal, Cavite, Bataan, Laguna, and Tayabas), Polilio, Biliran, and Mindanao.
- It almost disappeared in Cavite but thrives in the town of Indang that provides sanctuary to the trees.
- Generally planted in most islands and provinces.

Product Name: MISA
Product Type: Vinegar
Quotation: mapapangibit ka sa asim

Logo: 
Target customer: Urban people
Market Segmentation;                                                                            MISA
Geographic: Urban Areas
Demographic: 20 yrs old and above
Psychographic: 
SWOT Analysis;
Strength: No chemical is applied
Weakness: Do not have strong contacts with  higher industry.
Opportunity: Introduction of new products from kaong
Threat: Large number of unauthorized competitors





REFERENCE: http://stuartxchange.com/Kaong.html

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8485

AN ACT TO PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE IN THE PHILIPPINES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT OF 1998”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.

SECTION 1. It is the purpose of this Act to protect and promote the welfare of all animals in the Philippines by supervising end regulating the establishment and operations of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating or training of all animals either as objects of trade or as household pets. For purposes of this Act, pet animals shall include birds.

SECTION 2. No person, association, partnership, corporation, cooperative or any government agency or instrumentality including slaughter houses shall establish, maintain and operate any pet shop, kennel, veterinary clinic, veterinary hospital, stockyard, corral, stud farm or zoo for the breeding, treatment, sale or trading, or training of animals without first securing from the Bureau of Animal Industry a certificate of registration 

therefore.The certificate shall be issued upon proof that the facilities of such establishment for animals are adequate, clean end sanitary and will not be used for nor cause pain and/or suffering to the animals. Thecertificate shall be valid for a period of one (I) year unless earlier cancelled for just cause before the expiration of its term by the Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry and may be renewed from6 year to year upon compliance with the conditions imposed hereunder. The Bureau shall charge reasonable fees for the issuance or renewal of such certificate.

The condition that such facilities be adequate, clean and sanitary, and that they will not be used for nor cause pain and/or suffering to the animals is a continuing requirement for the operation of these establishments. The Bureau may revoke or cancel such certificate of registration for failure to observe these conditions and other just cause.

SECTION 3. The Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry shall supervise and regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance, of pet shops, kennels, veterinary clinics, veterinary hospitals, stockyards, corrals, stud farms and zoos and any other form or structure for the confinement of animals where they are bred, treated, maintained, or kept either for sale or trade or for training purposes as well as the transport of such animals in 

any form of public or private transportation facility, in order to provide maximum comfort while in transit and minimized, if not totally eradicate, incidence of sickness and death and prevent any cruelty from being inflicted upon the animals.

The Director may call upon any Government agency for assistance consistent with its powers, duties and responsibilities for the purpose of ensuring the effective and efficient implementation of this Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

It shall be the duty of such government agency to assist said Director when called upon for assistance using any available fund in it budget for the purpose.

SECTION 4. It shall be the duty of any owner or operator of any land, air or water public utility transporting pet, wildlife and all other animals to provide in all cases adequate, dean and sanitary facilities for sale conveyance and delivery thereof to their consignee at the place of consignment. They shall provide sufficient food and water for such animals while in transit for more than twelve (12) hours or whenever necessary

No public utility shall transport any such animals without a written permit form the Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry or his/her authorized representative. No cruel confinement or restraint shall be made on such animals while being transported.

Any form, of cruelty shall be penalized even if the transporter has obtained a permit from the Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Cruelty in transporting includes overcrowding, placing of animals in the trunks or under the hood trunks of vehicles.

SECTION 5. There is hereby created a Committee on Animal Welfare attached to the Department of Agriculture which shall, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, issue the necessary rules and regulation for the strict implementation of the provisions of this Act, including the setting of safety and sanitary standards, within thirty (30) calendar days following its approval. Such guidelines shall be reviewed by the Committee every three years from its implementation or whenever necessary.

The Committee shall be composed of the official representatives of the following:

1. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); 
2. Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) 
3. Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 
4. Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the  Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 
5. National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC) of the DA 
6. Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) of DA 
7. Philippine Veterinary Medical Association 
8. Veterinary Practitioners Association of the Philippines (VPAP)
9. Philippine Animal Hospital Association (PA HA)
10. Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) 
11. Philippine Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA) 
12. Philippine Society of Swine Practitioners (PSSP) 
13. Philippine College of Canine Practitioners (PCCP)
14. Philippine Society of Animal Science (PSAS)

The Committee shall be chaired by a representative coming from the private sector and shall have two (2) vice-chairpersons composed of the representative of BAI and another from the private sector.

The Committee shall meet quarterly or as often as the need arises. The Committee members shall not receive any compensation but may receive reasonable honoraria from time to time.

SECTION 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to torture any animal, to neglect to provide adequate care, sustenance or shelter, or maltreat any animals or to subject any dog or horse to dogfights or horse fights, kill or cause or procure to be tortured or deprived of adequate care sustenance or shelter, or maltreat or use the same in research or experiments not expressly authorized by the Committee on Animal welfare.

The killing of any animal other than cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabao, horse, deer and crocodiles is likewise hereby declared unlawful except in the following instances:

1. When it is done as part of the religious rituals of an established religion or sect or ritual required by ethnic custom of indigenous cultural communities: however, leaders shall keep records in cooperation with the Committee on Animal Welfare; 

2. When the pet animal is afflicted with an incurable communicable disease as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarians; 

3. When the killing is deemed necessary to put an end to the misery suffered by the animal as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian; 

4. When it is done to prevent an imminent danger to the life or limb of a human being; and 

5. When done for the purpose of animal population control; 

6. When animal is killed after it has been used in authorized research or experiments; and 

7. Any other ground analogous to the foregoing as determined and certified by a licensed veterinarian. 

In all the above mentioned cases, including those of cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabao, hones, deer and crocodiles, the killing of the animals shall be done through humane procedures at all times.

For this purpose, humane procedures shall means the use of the most scientific methods available as may be determined and approved by the Committee.

Only those procedures approved by the Committee shall be used in killing of animals.

SECTION 7. It shall be the duty of every person to protect the natural habitat of the wildlife. The destruction of said habitat shall be considered as a form of cruelty to animals and its preservation is a way of protecting the animals.

SECTION 8. Any person who violate, any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction by final judgment, be punished by imprisonment of not less than six (6) months nor more than two (2) years or a fine of not less than One thousand pesos (P1,000) nor more than Five thousand pesos (P5,000) or both at the discretion of the court. If the violation is committed by a juridical person, the officer responsible therefore shall serve the imprisonment when imposed. If violation is committed by an alien, he or she shall be immediately deported after serviced sentence without any further proceedings.

SECTION 9. All laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 10. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Source: http://www.paws.org.ph/animal-welfare-act-ra-8485.html

INTRAMS

     The intramurals week is the most awaited event here at Cavite State University. In this event you can meet different kind of people because all satellite campuses are here to represent their campuses. Opening ceremony is the best part of the intramurals, where all the campuses were required to join the parade with their costumes and cheers. After the ceremony all the participants will be inform to get ready for their respective competitions. Every side of the school was filled with different people. People from outside the campus, competitors, vendors and others.

    But one of the popular event that everyone's love was the cheer leading competition. It  In this competition, all teams shall have unique and rare moves to be able for the judges to get impressed. 

      Because also of this event students are need to participate for us to gain plus points. I preferred to join the basketball team of our college for me to gain additional points. But I'm just a substitute player only due to some weaknesses and also my team mates have more ability than me. But I am hoping that someday, I will be the one who brings our college at the top.

Tocino Making

Tocino is a very popular processed food in the Philippines. It is done through meat processing, a way to preserve and to improve the quality of meat in different way. It can be by means of canning, drying, smoking and other.  Tocino has the characteristic of being tender that's why it is more preferably to all.

In making Tocino the following materials and ingredients are needed:

·         1kg pork (shoulder or ham)

·         Salt
·         Brown sugar
·         Anisado wine
·         Pineapple juice
·         MSG and prague powder (optional)
·         Basin
·         Sharp knife
·         Chopping board
·         Plastic container

1. Remove all the unnecessary parts in the meat like the left over hairs and skin.
2. Using a sharp knife, slice the meat thinly.
3. Put the dry ingredients in a basin (2 tbps of salt , 5 tbps of sugar, 1/8 tsp of MSG and prague powder)
4. Mix them thoroughly.
5. Add the anisado wine.
6.  Then rub the sliced pork in the mixture.
7.  Lastly, add the pineapple juice. Mix them well.
8. Place it in a clean plastic container. Store for few days.
9.  And it is ready to cook

Grading/ Sorting of Fruits and Vegetables

           

  Due to variations in growing conditions and the response of the developing commodity to these, the quality of any fruit or vegetable at harvest cannot be expected to be in good form. Varying proportions of the crop will depart from “perfect condition” in terms of color, gloss, size, shape and other permanent quality.

          

  Growing conditions and the maturity at harvest determine the potential quality of the commodity at any stage of the postharvest chain. This potential quality cannot be improved after harvest. Thus, ripening of immature mango or banana might result in softening or peel color development but an inferior pulp quality in terms of color, flavor or aroma.

        

    After harvest, quality deteriorates at a rate determined primarily by the response of the commodity to external factors in the environment. Defects arising from improper grading and deterioration are known as condition defects. These are defects of progressive nature and include wilting, yellowing, noted by excessive softness (overripe condition), pitting and discoloration.

        

    Consumers buy with their eyes and the visual quality attributes, therefore, have the greater impact on the consumers decision whether to buy a commodity or not, and in certain cases, whether to pay a higher price for the commodity. Clearly then, there is a need for sorting.

       

     Sorting is the process of classifying into groups designated by the person classifying according to whatever criteria he may desire or according to a set criteria. In the absence of the set criteria the classification into which a commodity falls will be subject to variations attributable to individual differences. Thus, grades and standards have to be used to minimize variations in classifications.

         

   Grades and standards provide a common language for classification and therefore help in stabilizing business in the fruit and vegetable industry.

WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO HARVEST? (Tips for some commodity)

Harvesting is the act or process of gathering crops or simply it is the removal of the fruits from their mother plant. Some farmers considered the time as a guide for good harvest. Here are some tips on when to harvest some commodity.

- Harvest early in the morning or late in the afternoon when it is cool, especially if cooling facilities are not available except mango and citrus.

- Roses cut in the later part of the afternoon have more carbohydrates since photosynthesis has taken place.

-Sampaguita buds harvested in the afternoon are larger, heavier, and whiter than those harvested in the morning (de la Paz 1986)

- Pechay, mustard and gladiolus break easily when they are turgid, i.e., early in the morning so it's better to let them lose some of their turgidity before harvesting. Harvest during late part of the morning.

- In Chinese cabbage, harvesting at different times of the day, i.e., dawn, mid morning,mid day, mid afternoon and at night did not affect post harvest behaviour and over all quality after storage. (Klieber et al 2002). This was attributed to the protective function of the wrapper leaves that are removed at harvest.

- Sweetcorn is harvested early in the morning to prevent rapid conversion of sugars into starch.

-For mango, the fruits are harvest d mid day between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. At such time, the sap or the latex flow in mango is slow. When the sap flow is slow, latex stain is less. Latex stain is the discoloration on the peel due to   the corossive action of the latex.