What does animal husbandry mean?

Definition of animal husbandry: Animal husbandry refers to the production department that artificially raises domesticated animals or wild economic animals to obtain related animal products (such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, silk, medicinal materials, etc.). ). It and planting are the two pillars of agricultural production and an important symbol to measure whether a country's agriculture and economy are developed or not. 2. Classification of animal husbandry: Animal husbandry mainly includes agricultural animal husbandry, pastoral animal husbandry, grassland animal husbandry, semi-agricultural animal husbandry and suburban animal husbandry.

1, rural animal husbandry

(1) mainly raises livestock with large appetite, such as pigs, poultry, farm animals and goats.

(2) The main foods are cottonseed cake, soybean meal, chaff, wheat bran, sweet potato, straw, weeds and wild vegetables. At the same time, nearby hillsides and grasslands will be used for grazing.

(3) Give priority to house feeding, and only carry out short-term stubble grazing after crop harvest.

(4) Feed accounts for a relatively large proportion in the breeding cost, generally above 65%.

2. Pastoral animal husbandry

(1) is the main herbivore, mainly grazing in grassland and desert areas.

(2) The forage supply is greatly influenced by seasons, easily influenced by external weather, and the productivity of livestock is low and unbalanced.

(3) Pastoral areas are mainly distributed in the northern and western border areas of China, including Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Shaanxi and Tibet.

3. Grassland animal husbandry

(1) Use grassland for direct grazing or use grassland as forage source to raise livestock.

(2) Grassland can be divided into natural grassland, artificial grassland and semi-artificial grassland. According to the specific geographical location, it can be divided into northern grassland and southern grassland.

(3) The productivity level of grassland animal husbandry is low.