Steem-agro Contest Winners: "Basic Knowledge in Agriculture #42
Discuss on the Topic Animal Husbandry
Animal husbandry refers to the practice of raising and caring for animals in a way that promotes their welfare and ensures the quality of animal products, such as milk, eggs, and meat.
it also , Controlled cultivation,
management, and production of domestic animals, including improvement of the qualities considered desirable by humans by means livelihood.
Discuss the Types of Animal Husbandry you know
Dairy farming: this type of farming helps to raise cow sheep for milk production , giving the dairy farmers a means of livelihood.
Poultry farming: poultry farming helps in raising chickens , turkeys Poultry production is defined as the rearing of domesticated birds for meat, eggs, and feathers , representing a significant method of animal husbandry .
Aquaculture: Aquaculture is breeding, raising , and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants . aquaculture is an environmentally responsible source of food and commercial products, helps to create healthier habitats.
Talk about the challenges encountered in Animal Husbandry and the solution to these challenges
Feed and nutrition: always ensure that there's always enough feed for the animals so they can function well , this happens in some areas where they are limited resources.
Climate change: most times the weather can affect how they produce and their feed availability.
Disease management: it's a big impact because some times when the animals are not feeling better it affects their productivity and also profitability.
Solution
1: sustainable feed production: when they is a lot feed you will see the animals doing well such as rational grazing can help reduce environmental impacts.
2: improved breeding practice: like using an advanced breeding techniques such as genetic selection , this will help in improving animals productivity.
3: vaccination and biosecurity: by vaccinating it will help to reduce the spread of of diseases and prevent outbreak of any kind.
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