Modernization of Livestock and Poultry Farming

Description

Readers interested in the livestock industry world will benefit significantly from reading Modern Livestock and Poultry Production. An overview of the sector is provided to set the stage for fieldwork. Feed grains and roughage are transformed into food by livestock for human use. The feeding of feed grains to livestock is a topic of significant debate. It has been argued that this is not the most effective use of scarce resources in light of global food scarcity. Ruminants are crucial because they can transform a significant amount of materials—materials that can't be used directly for human food—into human food. The plant portions, such as the stems that people do not consume for food, contain over half of the chemical energy in the major cereal crops, like corn, wheat, and rice. Due to rising individual consumption and population expansion, it is anticipated that the demand for poultry meat and eggs will keep rising. With per capita growth slightly stronger in emerging than in developed nations, the market for poultry meat is anticipated to grow regardless of region or income level. Meat chickens, often known as broilers, are grown on the ground on a litter like wood shavings or rice hulls inside of climate-controlled housing. To cure illness or stop disease outbreaks brought on by crowded or unhygienic conditions, poultry breeders regularly add nationally approved drugs, such as antibiotics, to feed or drink water. As a guide to the production methods used in cattle and poultry, this book has been written with people interested in animal husbandry in mind. The book closely examines the breeding, rearing, and feeding techniques that have a telling effect on the growth or shrinkage of livestock numbers without ignoring the effect of natural conditions. The traditional curriculum for the study of animal husbandry deals with the technology of cattle, horses, pigs, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry production.