Livestock

Pastoralist is a whereby people keep livestock or raise animals. Livestock keeping is their main economic activity and they depend on raising animals like cattle, goats, camels and sheep. Pastoralists are nomads as they move from place to place in search of water and forage. Pastoralists way of life has been affected by droughts. There was a time when the was little rainfall and this affected the pastoralists stock because there were no greener pastures for the animals. Drought is when there is no

to this situation is Livestock Guardian Animals. LGA’s are animals who protect stock from a variety of predators. There are many different kinds of LGA’s, some have been around for decades while some are fairly new. Here we will discuss Livestock Guardian Animals and how they compare and contrast in technique, history and purpose, and how they live with their stock.     Livestock Guardian Dogs and Donkeys are very much alike in ways such as they both live with their livestock 24/7. They need substainianal

Livestock is Beneficial for the Environment Raising livestock has many beneficial effects on the environment. They can create healthier land, which leads to healthier crops. They can also be trained to graze to where they benefit the land. Grass-fed cattle produce healthier beef than grain-fed cattle, giving people a healthier food choice. Some would argue that since livestock produce harmful emissions, they are hurting the environment. Although they can produce emissions, livestock are more beneficial

Comparison of American’s livestock industry to Haiti’s Livestock production is used in nearly every country worldwide. Among those countries, the United States ranks near the top, but when compare the Livestock system in the US to a less wealthy country such as Haiti many differences exist. Among these differences between the two countries livestock nutrition, livestock housing, and livestock health reign the most contrasting between the two. In the United States, much of the livestock population are well

Mallory Reynolds Megan Condie April 21, 2015 Essay #4 Meat In Diet & Livestock Production Every five years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture updates the American government’s dietary guidelines. These guidelines advise Americans about what is healthy for humans to eat, but in 2015, for the first time, these guidelines named “The Sustainable Power Plate” also reflect what is healthy for the global environment as well by suggesting eating meat in moderation, if at all. The evidence of rapid climate

and cultural or historical objects can be preserved. (A Brief History of Public Lands Grazing, Bureau of Land Management) Still today the debate of public livestock grazing continues. There is much tension between farmers, wildlife and environmental activists, the government, and the Bureau of Land Management. Farmers say public livestock grazing production is economically beneficial. Wildlife and environmental activist argue that this grazing harms the wildlife and their ecosystems. The government

Livestock Factories 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. They limit the uses of antibiotics in the animals. For decades

Introduction The livestock production industry has experienced a significant transformation within the past few decades. Production systems have shifted from small, family-owned farms to larger farms that may only raise a single species. While this industry shift has allowed us to become more efficient, it has also threatened the health of the environment. Environmental health is the art and science of the protection of health, promotion of aesthetic values, prevention of disease and injury through

Hog slaughter and the slaughter of all livestock has been a controversial topic over the last few years. With many organizations out there against animal agriculture such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) there has been a constant push to find the most humane act of livestock harvest as possible while still maintaining excellent meat quality. Currently, there are four acceptable methods: chemical (Carbon Dioxide – CO2), mechanical

EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC ELEMENTS ON LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SALAMI, Saheed Ayodeji University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. INTRODUCTION Climatic elements have direct effect on the system of animal production, body physiology and animal behaviour, feed supply and quality, proliferation of pests and parasites as well as preservation of animal products (Samson et al., 2011) A number of climatic elements such as temperature, rainfall, humidity,