AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

In order to know how a market economy works and how resources are allocated in an economic system, it is very important to understand what determines the demand and supply ...

Goat is a hollow horned small ruminant also belonging to the family Bovidae of the genus Capra. Goat is reared for its meat, milk and hide and skin, e.g, morocco ...

Cattle belongs to the group of animals known as Bovidae. They are ruminants, having hollow horns and hoofs with an even number of toes. Cattle are reared for their meat, ...

Rearing Poultry: Rearing is the sum total of all the processes involved in bringing birds to maturity. Rearing of fowl includes: providing suitable housing, feeding and health care for the ...

Incubation is the process of providing fertilised eggs with optimum conditions of temperature, relative humidity and ventilation necessary for the development of chicks and their successful hatching. Types of Incubation ...

MEANING OF LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT Livestock management is the rearing of animals and birds in a farm. Poultry refers to group of birds reared for food and other purposes. These include ...

Pigs are non-ruminant animals and they belong to the family called sudae. There are two main species of pigs - Sus sacrofa and Sus vittatus. Breeds of Pig Large White ...

Rabbits are monogastric or non-ruminant animals. They are medium-sized hopping mammals with long legs, long ears and short tails. Rabbits are mainly reared for their meat. Rabbit meat is normally ...

The structure and functions of the skin, kidney and liver are discussed below in detail. Skin The skin of farm animals has been described as the largest organ of the ...

The nervous system includes all the organs and tissues which enable animals to respond to changes in their environment. A change in the environment is called a response. The nervous ...