LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT

CONTENT

  1. Meaning of Livestock Management
  2. Requirements for Livestock Management
  3. Meaning of Livestock Management System
  4. Factors that Determine the Choice of a Management Practice
  5. Types of Management Practices

 

Meaning of Livestock Management

Livestock management refers to the activities carried out by a farmer in his effort to raise farm animals from day old to the point of marketing or disposing the animals. It involves the provision and maintenance of adequate housing, good feeding, sanitation and medical care.

 

Requirements for Livestock Management

In order to successfully manage livestock for maximum benefits the following factors (requirements) have to be made available.

  1. Water
  2. Housing in good location with the necessary equipment
  3. Favorable climatic conditions
  4. Knowledge of the breed of animals to be produced
  5. Knowledge of pests and diseases the affect the proposed animals
  6. The technical expertise about the animals to rear
  7. Nearness to market, good roads, and storage facilities
  8. Finance available for the operating farmers.

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