After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Livestock Nutrition 2. Feeding for Livestock 3. Breeding. Livestock Nutrition: 1. Roughages: (a) Roughages are bulky feeds containing relatively large amount of less digestible material i.e., crude fibre more than 18% and low in T.D.N, on air dry basis. (b) Roughages are sub-divided into two major groups i.e., succulents (pasture, fodder [...]
This article throws light upon the top three types of meat yielding animals. The types are: 1. Sheep 2. Goat 3. Pig/Swine. Meat Yielding Animal: Type # 1. Sheep: Sheep is the second largest species reared by mankind and it provides wool, meat, milk and hide. Their droppings form good manure. Important breeds of sheep in India are as follows: [...]
After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Location of Dairy Buildings 2. Types of Housing of Cattle. Location of Dairy Buildings: Points which should be considered before the erection of dairy buildings are as follows: 1 A dairy building should be at a higher elevation than the surrounding ground to offer a good slope for rainfall and drainage [...]