Livestock Is An Important Sector Of Agriculture

The last forty-five years has seen a significant increase in world animal protein production. Since 1967 global production of poultry meat has increased by around 700%, eggs by 350%, pig meat by 290%, sheep and goat meat by 200%, beef and buffalo meat by 180% and milk by 180%. Livestock are increasingly important to the food security of millions of people. (Leyonhjelm 3)

History has shown that once our ecology is disrupted and our natural resources are gone, we will start dying off. In order to avoid this fate, we must act now. Our next step to recovery will be with our livestock. I understand that human life carries more worth than that of livestock. However, we cannot succeed without our livestock. We must first restore the health of our livestock in order to prosper. We cannot afford to lose any more livestock and that starts now. We initially give the highest regard to our livestock. The livestock will not go without ample feeding and clean water. We have to restore our livestock population has in both health and numbers.

Throughout time, humans have pushed forward in every aspect in life in order to improve their living standards, wealth and most importantly the agricultural sector which is the base of every human race. Food is the basic requirement for any individual to stay alive and healthy. In an article by Tamsin McMahon, she states that over the past 60 years, the world population has grown from 2.5 billion to 7 billion while world hunger dropped from 40% down to 15% (McMahon T., July 2012). This shows that our agricultural advances through technology have helped control world hunger and decrease it by more than half, but this is a short-term solution if we want to consider the future generations that depend on our current actions toward the three main pillars of agriculture which are: Health and nutrition, Economy and sustainability all while considering the local small farms and corporate farms.

Livestock's contribution to farming agriculture is significant, but over the past few decades, livestock farming has shifted

Small farmers that have suffered as a result of industrialization are being supported and reimbursed by the government (Source E). Despite strengthening local communities, the locavore movement weakens communities across the globe. As citizens of the United Kingdom turn towards geographically proximate food, sub-Saharan farmers’ livelihoods are threatened due to the major loss of consumers (Source C). The actions of locavores both strengthen and weaken aspects of the economy.

This article discusses how the consumption and production of meat and dairy is one of leading causes of habitat destruction and quick action needs to be taken to preserve biodiversity. The article analyzes the meat-eating trends in tropical regions of America, Asia, and Africa. It concludes that meat production rates are rapidly increasing, underlying that a 30-50% increase in the land will be needed by 2050 if these patterns continue. Bushmeat consumption in Africa and livestock consumption in China are outlined as special concerns. The main solution proposed is reforming the livestock industry by reducing demand and waste, replacing ecologically inefficient protein sources with better alternatives such as plants or fish, and reintegrate modern livestock production

Although many researchers believe that our planet’s environment and ecosystems are facing many challenges due to livestock production, proponents of livestock production believe that the reason why the our environmental condition has worsened is not that we eat more meat — but because we eat less of it. Niman argues that instead of decreasing production, we should focus on producing meat that is more environmentally sound. She also argues that “Feed production—with all its attendant problems of fossil fuel consumption, soil erosion, greenhouse gases, and chemical pollution—can be avoided altogether” (Niman, 79). In “Defending Beef”, she explicitly criticises the FAO’s “Livestock’s Long Shadow” and questions certain statements

I know what you're thinking… “But wouldn’t that livestock be used to feed people anyway? and the answer is yes, but it takes 12x the amount of land to produce 1 pound of meat compared to 1 pound of soy, 13x the amount of fossil fuels and 15x as much water. Imagine what we could to with that 30% of the world’s land mass going towards livestock, we could feed much more people with an abundance of healthy, fast growing crops. In the long run these whole grains contain an abundance of fibre and protein without the risk of cholesterol and therefore reducing the risks of being exposed to an array of other

There are about 870 million people in the world who are malnourished due to inadequate intake of calories, micro nutrients, and protein. Many organizations have tried to minimize this crisis one in being Heifer International. In the article, “Got milk? The impact of Heifer International’s livestock donation programs in Rwanda on nutritional outcomes”, Rosemary Rawlins, Svetlana Pimkina, Christopher Barrett, Sarah Pedersen, and Bruce Wydick discuss an experiment involving Heifer International and a donation of goats and cows to Rwanda. Rwanda is one of the most malnourished countries in the world and Heifer International wanted to find out if the donation had an impact on the nutritional status and dairy/meat consumption of the country.

I began my SAE of Diversified Livestock Production my freshmen year in high school. I have had a sincere interest in both equine and beef production since a young age. These two livestock areas had put me on track with having a successful diversified livestock production SAE program. Growing up with livestock has grown my interest in showing and interning with other families that have the same interest. I have always had a passion for working in the livestock industry and my SAE has helped reassure myself of my career path for my future. My passion for horses started watching my mother and sister prepare for shows. I would tag along to the barn to do chores, which that time spent in the barn motivated me to start my own career in the equine

Is animal husbandry in Texas sustainable in relation to fresh water use and water contamination?

Are livestock factories unhealthy? Livestock factories have been around for a while some people say that they cause illness in people and that they are inhumane. Livestock factories don't make unhealthy food they limit the use of antibiotics used in each animal, they give antibiotics to the sick and the healthy animals to promote growth in the animals and to prevent future illness, the benefits of having factory farms.

Better feeding practices, animal husbandry, health management, manure management practices are some of the intervention needed to improve the sustainability of livestock. To bring best practices and technologies in areas in which are needed a mix of supporting policies, incentives, research and on-the-ground extension work is needed.

In most third world countries meat is usually scarced. Even if there is meat available, it is extremely expensive and is eaten on special occasions. Here in the states and most first world countries, meat is found in abundance and can be cheaper than plant produce. The large production in the meat industry made meat cheaper. A surprising fact that “70 percent of grain produced is fed to animals” (Motavalli). The amount of grain put into an animal and the amount of meat that is produced is less than the grains. The same applies for fresh water. Hypothetically, the grain could be able to feed starving communities in third

In light of this, I would like to explore research frontiers in the area of the challenges of managing food and farm businesses in a global setting of the 21st Century. In our society beleaguered by agricultural problems that ranges from economic to environmental problems such as weather and global warming, issues concerning trade and management of agricultural enterprises has been the topic of debate for the past decade. Many developing/poor countries who earn their living from agriculture continuously suffer from poverty and hunger as a result of the increasing pressures on the world's resource base. Policymakers are gripped with finding solutions to problems such as structural and technological constraints, inappropriate domestic policies and an unfavourable external economic environment. As a result, the growth of these economies has been slow, undernourishment has been increasing and the marginalization of these countries in the global economy has continued. This trend has created problems for developing countries over the past decade. Economic and financial