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Meat is obtained through a variety of methods, including organic farming, free-range farming, intensive livestock production, and subsistence agriculture. The livestock sector also includes wool, egg and dairy production, the livestock used for tillage, and fish farming. Animal agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
Cropping systems, livestock and fisheries will be at greater risk of pest and diseases as a result of future climate change. [195] Crop pests already account for approximately 1/6th of farm productivity losses. [195] Climate change will accelerate the prevalence of pests and diseases and increase the occurrence of highly impactful events. [195]
Intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production, and macro-farms, [1] also known as factory farming, [2] is a type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to mass animal husbandry designed to maximize production while minimizing costs. [3]
The Journal of Plantation Crops is a triannual peer-reviewed scientific journal and is the official publication of the Indian Society for Plantation Crops.The scope includes are topics relating to plantation cropping systems and crops like coconut, arecanut, oil palm, cashew, spices, cocoa, coffee, tea, and rubber.
The Farm and Ranch Market Journal became Western Livestock Journal in the early 1930s. In 1952, Nelson purchased Livestock Magazine from the Biggs family in Denver.The two weeklies were combined in the ’70s to create one national edition of Western Livestock Journal and the monthly magazine was renamed Livestock Magazine, and split into three editorial editions.
The cultivation of crops alongside the rearing of animals for meat or eggs or milk defines mixed farming. [4] For example, a mixed farm may grow cereal crops, such as wheat or rye, and also keep cattle, sheep, pigs or poultry. Often the dung from the cattle serves to fertilize the crops. Also some of the crops might be used as fodder for the
Animal genetic resources for food and agriculture (AnGR), also known as farm animal genetic resources or livestock biodiversity, are genetic resources (i.e., genetic material of actual or potential value) of avian and mammalian species, which are used for food and agriculture purposes. AnGR is a subset of and a specific element of agricultural ...
Crop and Pasture Science is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal published by CSIRO Publishing.It publishes outcomes of strategic research in crop and pasture sciences and the sustainability of farming systems.