NRCP, UPLB Foundation, Inc. forge partnership in an animal health research program

April 20, 2015

UPLBFI Executive Director Casiano S. Abrigo, Jr. and NRCP Executive Director Carina G. Lao sign the MOA that spurs NRCP – UPLBFI collaborative research program.  Witnesses to this event include: SEATED: Ms. Renia C. Corocoto, Chief, NRCP R&D Management Division (RDMD) and Dr. Billy P. Divina, Program Leader/UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine (UPLB CVM). STANDING (L – R): Ms. Ma. Lourdes Sarah Casas, UPLBFI; Mr. Jesse M. Nicavera, NRCP RDMD; Mr. George Robert E. Valencia III, NRCP Research Information and Dissemination Division; Ms. Beverly Mae N. de la Cruz, NRCP RDMD; Dr. Claro M. Santiago, Chair, NRCP Biological Sciences; Ms. Teofila O. Zulaybar, UPLB National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (UPLB NIMBB); Dr. Mildred A. Padilla, Chair, NRCP Veterinary Medicine; Ms. Irene A. Papa, UPLB NIMBB, Drs. Jovencio Hubert A. Abalos and Helen A. Molina of the UPLB CVM.

The National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) and the UPLB Foundation Inc., (UPLBFI) forged partnership in an animal health research program entitled Holistic Approaches in the Diagnosis, Prevention, Control, and Treatment of Animal Pests and Diseases. This research program aims primarily to develop products using indigenous resources for treatment and prevention of important livestock and poultry diseases. The outcomes of this research program are expected to make the cost of treatment and prevention of livestock diseases cheaper but equally effective when compared to the existing commercial ones. In two years, this NRCP – UPLBFI collaborative research program is expected to produce novel technologies which if immediately adopted and made commercially available could improve the productivity of the majority of livestock and poultry raisers in the country, the small-hold/backyard farm animal raisers.

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