Animal Husbandry and Milch Cattle
We rear and take care of animals to take their support in food production. Their systematic and proper rearing and also the arrangement for their proper reproduction and management are called as Animal Husbandry.
We rear and take care of animals to take their support in food production. Their systematic and proper rearing and also the arrangement for their proper reproduction and management are called as Animal Husbandry.
The term animal has its origin from the Latin word animalis which means one who has breath. This word is usually applied for the non-human members of the Kingdom Animalia in animal taxonomy.
Animals can be categorized mainly into two categories- domestic, and wild. However, the domestic animals that live under wild conditions are called Feral Animals.
Most animals of the same kind have same body parts. But their body parts differ in size, shape, color and functions. They have different types of sense organs as well.
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