Importance Of Livestock To The Rural Poor
Livestock play a vital role in the agricultural and rural economies of the developing world. Not only do they produce food directly, they also provide key inputs to crop agriculture. Most farms in the developing world are too small to […]
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Animals Are A Crucial Link In Nutrient Cycles
Animals are a crucial link in nutrient cycles, returning nutrients to the soil in forms that plants can readily use. They can bring nutrients from pasture and rangeland and concentrate them on crop land through their manure and urine. The […]
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An Efficient And Prosperous Animal Agriculture
Livestock farming, raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairycattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, buffalo, and camels; the raising of birds commercially for meat or eggs […]
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Livestock Play A Vital Role In The Agricultural
Livestock have an image problem in the developed world. They are blamed for everything from global warming to increasing heart disease. Britain’s `mad cow disease’ – or bovine spongiform encephalopathy – hasn’t helped. Livestock are seen as wasteful, growing fat […]
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