Knowra Livestock Livestock Livestock are domesticated or managed animals kept for agricultural purposes, including food, fiber, labor, breeding, and manure. The term covers species and production systems that vary across cultures and environments.
Animal husbandry : The practice of breeding, caring for, and managing domesticated animals. Its management methods determine how livestock are fed, housed, bred, and handled.
Selective breeding : The repeated choice of organisms with desired traits as parents of the next generation. Breeders change livestock populations for traits such as growth, fertility, and disease resistance.
Livestock's Long Shadow : A 2006 FAO report assessing the environmental impacts of livestock production. The report helped bring livestock supply chains into global environmental debate.
Cattle : Domesticated bovines raised for meat, milk, hides, and work. Cattle are a major livestock group with both dairy and meat systems.
Regenerative agriculture : An approach to farming that seeks to restore ecological processes and soil health. Its advocates examine whether managed grazing can improve soils and landscapes.
Dairy farming : The raising of animals, especially cattle, for milk production. Dairy herds are managed for sustained milk production and reproduction.
Animal feed : Food given to domesticated animals to meet their nutritional needs. Feed composition governs livestock growth, health, and the resources needed to produce it.
Enteric fermentation : Microbial digestion in ruminants that releases methane as a by-product. It is a major source of greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock.
Sheep : Domesticated ruminants raised for wool, meat, milk, and hides. Sheep show how one livestock species can provide several products.
Cellular agriculture : The production of agricultural products from cell cultures or fermentation rather than whole farmed organisms. It offers alternatives to some products currently supplied by livestock.
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