Previously it has been found that an important risk buffering strategy in the Saami reindeer husbandry in Norway is the accumulation of large herds of reindeer as this increases long-term household viability. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated how official policies, such as economic compensation for livestock losses, can influence pastoral strategies. This study investigated the effect...

For several decades, negative trends have been visible in animal husbandry, which the future may become prerequisites for a food crisis on territory of Ukraine. That is why study spatial-temporal dynamics, as well selection areas specialization individual branches husbandry sector, quite important and relevant. Purpose. To complex Ukraine to identify sectoral disproportions regions Methods: Sta...

Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry. Anjora, Durg, C.G 491 011, India. * Correspodning author present address : Div. of Clinical Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-K Shuhama-190 006, India * Corresponding author E-mail: [email protected] Published online at www.veterinaryworld.org on 25-...

Unlike cereals, spices, cotton, coffee, tea and herbs, organic animal husbandry is mostly confined to Europe and a few developed countries like USA, Australia and Canada. Besides limited export opportunities, problems of small farms, hygiene and existence of infectious diseases in developing countries are obstacles which need to be addressed to develop organic animal husbandry in these countrie...

In the practice of producing concentrated compound feeds, use meat and bone meal is widespread. 1 kg this feed component contains 50 g protein. most economically developed countries, waste in technological chain processing agricultural products for preparation feeds contributes both to meeting needs intensive animal husbandry rational all reserve resources. It determined, that variation composi...

Elephants are the largest extant herbivores on earth. Although the average weight of adult Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) tends to be less than that of adult African elephants (Loxodonta africana), in the wild their weight ranges overlap (Asian, 1,800-5,000 kg [4,000-11,000 lb]; African, 1,800-6,000 kg [4,000-13,000 lb]) and are influenced by age, sex, health, and food supply. Their nutrient...