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Commercial livestock rearing is the practice of nurturing the animals for food and for other human uses. The word ?Livestock? applies to dairy cows, chickens, goats, Pigs, horses and sheep. Today, even animals like donkeys, mules, rabbits and insects such as bees are being raised as part of Commercial livestock rearing.
Characteristics of commercial livestock rearing are:
(i) Commercial livestock rearing is practiced in the western cultures.
(ii) Ranches cover large areas and are divided into parcels.
(iii) The number of animals in the pastures is kept according to the carrying capacity of the pasture.
(iv) Only one type of animal is reared.
(v) Rearing of animals in ranching is organized on a scientific basis.
(vi) It has emphasis on breeding, genetic improvement, disease control and health care of the animals.
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