ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Animal husbandry is the science of breeding, feeding, and tending domestic animals, especially domesticated animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, eggs, or other products. It includes day-to-day care.

It is an integral part of crop farming and contributes to the nutritional supply of the people. It also enhances the income (of the Nation and Individual) and provides profession to many others. Thus, it balances development of rural economy.

1. Animal husbandry helps us in providing proper feed, proper shelter and protection against diseases to the domestic animals. Thus, animal husbandry helps in proper management of the domestic animals.

2. Animal husbandry helps us in developing high yielding breeds of various domestic animals through cross breeding. Thus, animal husbandry increases the availability of various food products such as milk, eggs and meat, which are obtained from domestic animals

and use them for transportation.

3. Animal husbandry helps in raising the living standard of farmers. As a result of higher production of animal products, the income of farmers increases.

4. Animal husbandry contributes to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a nation and its balance of trade in the area of exports.

Examples of animal husbandry are but not exhausted: Goat farming.

Dog breeding.

Bee breeding.

Horse breeding.

Pig farming.

Raising cattle.

Sheep farming.

Poultry.

Snail farming.

Grass cutter farming.

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