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Animal Husbandry

Animal Husbandry. Giacomini Mattia Inglese 3˚A. What is it ?. It is the branch of agriculture concerned with the breeding of farm animals: Cattle Pigs Sheep Horses Poultry. History of Husbandry. Domestication of wild animals started in the Prehistoric period, and they were:

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Animal Husbandry

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  1. Animal Husbandry Giacomini Mattia Inglese 3˚A

  2. What is it ? It is the branch of agriculture concerned with the breeding of farm animals: • Cattle • Pigs • Sheep • Horses • Poultry

  3. History of Husbandry Domestication of wild animals started in the Prehistoric period, and they were: • Sheep (northern Iraq) • Goats (same region)

  4. Modern Development • Selective breeding • Advances in animal nutrition • Vet medicine • Artificial insemination • Embryo transfer

  5. Farm Specialists • Breeders • Milkers • Feeders • Health specialists • Vets

  6. Cattle Raising Cattle have been domesticated since the Neolithic period

  7. Breeds of Cattle A breed is a group of animals of common descent, possessing distinctive characteristics that distinguish them from other groups within the same species

  8. The Cattle Family • Cow • Milking cow • Heifer • Milker • Calf • Ox • Steer • Bull

  9. Cattle raising It is divided into two types Dairy cattle Beef Cattle

  10. Breeds of Cattle Dairy cattle Pezzata rossa HolsteinBlack/White Brown Swiss

  11. Breeds of Cattle Beef cattle Chianina Limousine Simmenthal Charolais

  12. Cows are Ruminants They have a digestive system that allows them to regurgitate and rechew food The cud is digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen

  13. Stomach • Rumen(fermentation vat) • Reticulum (rumen’s “assistant”) • Omasum(dehydrator) • Abomasum (true stomach)

  14. Cows’ Life • Gestation period is 9 months • Newborn calf weighs 35-40 kg • Dairy cows are slaughtered when they are 5 years old • Dairy cows provide 90% of world’s milk production • Farmers use machines to milk 100 cows for 1 hour

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