What is modern animal husbandry?

As a historical concept, modern animal husbandry has two meanings: on the one hand, it means that the productivity of animal husbandry only appeared in a certain historical stage, that is to say, it only appeared after modern science and modern industrial technology were applied to animal husbandry; On the other hand, it also means that modern animal husbandry is not static, but constantly developing and changing. With the progress of science and technology and the development of productivity, its contents and standards will change to some extent. With the passage of time and social progress, the connotation of modern animal husbandry will continue to expand.

Modern animal husbandry is developed on the basis of traditional animal husbandry, armed with modern animal husbandry and veterinary technology, equipment and business philosophy, with perfect infrastructure, sound marketing system, scientific management, resource conservation, environmental friendliness, quality and safety, high ecological quality, high yield and high efficiency.

Its characteristics are regionalization of layout, large-scale breeding, improved varieties, standardization of production, industrialization of management, marketization of commodities and socialization of services.

Guided by the theories of ecology, eco-economics, systematics and sustainable development, taking the animal husbandry ecosystem as the research object, and applying the research methods and means of modern biotechnology, information technology, biochemistry and physiology, this paper studies the benign cycle of economy and ecology in intensive animal husbandry production system and its impact on the environment, and comprehensively and systematically carries out animal husbandry production activities, so as to make animal husbandry production develop in the direction of high yield, high quality, high efficiency, stability and coordination.

Modern animal husbandry is the main part of modern agriculture.