Animal Husbandry and Management

Animal husbandry is the practice of breeding and raising useful livestock — cattle, buffaloes, goats and birds among them — and running it well means attending to housing basics that are easy to overlook: adequate ventilation, temperature control, sufficient light, clean water and proper accommodation for both dairy and poultry stock. Animals need protection from disease, records need to be maintained after regular veterinary visits, and — perhaps most fundamentally — selecting good breeds that combine high yield poten …