Draught Animal Power
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Resource requirements for draught animal power
the next most important and are found mainly in Asia, particularly in the wetter, more humid areas. Donkeys, camels, horses, mules, yaks, llamas, and even sheep and goats are also used for work in a variety of different operations from transport and cultivation to harvest operations and water lifting. Animal power probably makes its greatest contribution in agriculture although animal use for t...
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In fifty developing countries, which contain half of the total human population of the world, there is a heavy dependence on draught animals as an energy source. These animals are used for agriculture operations in 52% of cultivated areas of the world, as well as for hauling 25 million carts. This situation is likely to continue for at least another fifty years. The work performed annually by t...
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تاریخ انتشار 2011