Philippine Native
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The Philippine Native (or Philippine cattle) is an indigenous breed or group of breeds of cattle of the Philippines.[3]: 269 [4] It is one of six local breeds reported to the DAD-IS database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;[2] the others are the Batanes Black,[5] the Batangas,[6] the Ilocos (small and large types),[7]: 22 [8] the Iloilo[9] and the Philamin, which is extinct.[10]
It is a small breed with mature bulls weighing about 400 kg and mature cows weighing about 300 kg. The color ranges from grey to brown to fawn, with white spotting on some animals. The females are humpless, while males have a low hump. The breed is used for draught work and milk and beef production, although the carabao is often preferred for draught work.
Four breed types have been recognized:
• Ilocos (northwestern Luzon)
• Batangas (southwestern Luzon)
• Iloilo (Panay Island)
• Batanes Black (the Batanes Islands between Luzon and Taiwan).
References
- ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b Breed data sheet: Philippine Native / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.
- ^ Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ Marleen Felius (1995). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia. Doetinchem, Netherlands: Misset. ISBN 9789054390176.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Batanes Black / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Batangas / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.
- ^ [s.n.] (2003). Status of the Philippines' Animal Genetic Resources (A Country Report); annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2022.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Ilocos / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Iloilo / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Philamin / Philippines (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.