General knowledge
What government agency leads dairy industry development in the Philippines?
National Dairy Authority
Which of these is the main dairy product Philippine dairy cattle farms are raised to produce?
Milk
Because local milk production is low, what does the Philippines rely heavily on to meet domestic milk demand?
Imported dairy products
Which of the following breeds is commonly associated with dairy cattle production (as opposed to native carabao)?
Holstein-Jersey
Dairy farmers in the Philippines commonly organize into groups to pool resources and sell milk collectively. What are these groups called?
Dairy Cooperatives
Which law created the National Dairy Authority, replacing the earlier Philippine Dairy Corporation?
Republic Act 7884
As of recent NDA reports, which regions are cited as the country's top milk-producing regions?
Calabarzon, Western Visayas, and Northern Mindanao
The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) mainly contributes to national milk statistics through which animal?
Water buffalo (carabao)
To boost the local dairy cattle herd, the Philippines has recently imported cattle from which country?
Australia
Roughly what was the Philippines' milk self-sufficiency rate for over 30 years before recent NDA interventions began pushing it higher?
About 1 percent
Which crossbred is specifically recognized as a heat-tolerant dairy breed developed by combining a European dairy breed with a Zebu-type breed adapted to tropical climates?
Australian Friesian Sahiwal (AFS)
Which recent law gave the National Dairy Authority additional authority to directly engage in business, while also transferring the NDA's food safety functions to the Bureau of Animal Industry?
Republic Act 12308 (Animal Industry Development and Competitiveness Act)
Under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (from RA 11524), the NDA is mandated to do what for coconut farmers?
Promote and provide dairy farming as a farm improvement option
Based on 2014–2023 data cited by Philippine dairy researchers, what was the average calf drop (calving rate) for dairy cattle, compared to buffaloes, in the country?
About 24.9% for dairy cattle vs. 21.1% for buffaloes
What is cited as a key limiting factor for artificial insemination (AI) services in dairy cattle breeding in the Philippines and the broader Asian region?
Inadequate and expensive supply of liquid nitrogen (LN2)
Trial: What type of livestocks are goat, cattle, and carabao.
Ruminant