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Livestock In 1997, livestock provided energy for between an estimated 25 and 64% of cultivation energy in the world's irrigated systems, and that 300 million draft animals were used globally in small-scale agriculture.
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- Including horses in the definition of livestock has recently been a topic for debate. For example:  Horses are omitted from the definition of livestock in the Local Coastal Program (LCP) for San Mateo County, which has left the door open for special regulations of horses in the unincorporated part of the County.
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Constitutional Topic: The Draft The modern draft has its origins in the Civil War, when both the United States and the Confederate States instituted a draft. Prior to that time, the primary source of military might in the United States was the militia, which was maintained by the states.
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Pasture Pasture (from the Latin pastus, past participle of pascere, to feed) is land used for grazing. Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep or swine.
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Definitions &Translations Livestock are domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. This article does not discuss poultry or farmed fish, although these, especially poultry, are commonly included within the meaning of livestock. Livestock are generally raised for profit. Raising animals (animal husbandry) is a component of modern agriculture. It has been practiced in many cultures since the transition to farming from hunter-gather lifestyles.
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KYRGYZSTAN About 48% of the total land area is considered permanent pastureland. Because of the rugged topography, pasture-based stock breeding is the agricultural mainstay. Livestock in 2005 included 4 million chickens, 2,964,900 sheep, 1,035,000 cattle, 361,100 horses, 808,400 goats, and 83,000 pigs. Yaks are also bred.
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Livestock However, the term is not rigorously applied in all contexts and inclusion of poultry as livestock is not uncommon. And in many cases ratites (emus, ostriches, rheas) are considered as livestock when raised in an agricultural setting, even when poultry are not counted (IRS). Raising animals (animal husbandry) is an important component of modern agriculture.
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Beef Cattle raised for beef may be allowed to roam free on grasslands, or may be confined at some stage in pens as part of a large feeding operation called a feedlot (or concentrated animal feeding operation), where they are usually fed a ration of grain, protein, roughage and a vitamin/mineral preblend.
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Definitions &Translations If the ranch includes arable or irrigated land, the ranch may also engage in a limited amount of farming, raising crops for feeding the animals, such as hay and feed grains. Ranches that cater exclusively to tourists are called guest ranches or, colloquially, dude ranches..
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drafting Of beer from the 1830s, in reference to the method of drawing it from the cask. Sense in bank draft is from 1745. The meaning a drawing off a group for special duty is from 1703, in U.S. especially of military service; the verb in this sense first recorded 1714.
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- This system is set up to handle up to 100 head of cattle and includes the same features as CS-1 with the addition of more holding pens. 1  Cattle Sweeps/Tubs Priefert offers 3 styles of sweep systems: Premier Open Sweeps, Rough Stock Open Sweeps, and Solid Sheeted Sweeps.arvin was 13 when his father died; leaving him and his two older brothers to take over and run the family farm, working 160 acres with teams of horses. A year later, at age 14, Marvin's model farm won first place at the Nebraska State Fair, a prize he won three consecutive years.
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draft 2. To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race. adj. 1. Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads: oxen and other draft animals. 2. Drawn from a cask or tap: draft beer.
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Definitions &Translations If the ranch includes arable or irrigated land, the ranch may also engage in a limited amount of farming, raising crops for feeding the animals, such as hay and feed grains.
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rough draft : being or having been ready to be drawn from a receptacle : being or having been on draft : to select for some purpose: such as : to conscript for military service
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- ABOUT THE BREED. America's Favorite Draft Horse: The Belgian. The Belgian horse is very diversified, being used as a source of farm power, showing in both halter and hitch classes, pulling competition, pleasure, the production of a cash crop and the production of sorrel and blonde mules the color so prized today.
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Draft horse A draft horse (US), draught horse (UK and Commonwealth) or dray horse (from the Old English dragan meaning to draw or haul; compare Dutch dragen and German tragen meaning to carry and Danish drage meaning to draw or to fare), less often called a carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal doing hard ...
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Livestock Terminology Dam – a female parent. Flock – a grouping of a species of livestock (sheep, poultry). Herd – a group of a single species of animal (cattle, horses, swine, goats). Livestock – domestic farm animals kept for productive purposes (meat, milk, work, wool). Market animal – livestock bred and raised for food consumption. Polled – a naturally hornless animal. Sire – a male parent. Litter – multiple offspring produced at one birth by a multi-parous mammal. Also called brood.
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- The Livestock Conservancy (formerly The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy) is America's leading nonprofit organization working to protect nearly 200 breeds of livestock and poultry from extinction.
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drafting Of beer from the 1830s, in reference to the method of drawing it from the cask. Sense in bank draft is from 1745. The meaning a drawing off a group for special duty is from 1703, in U.S. especially of military service; the verb in this sense first recorded 1714. Related: Drafted; drafting.
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- What are livestock? Livestock may include cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, pigs, swine, ostriches, rhea, and emu. Small livestock means types of goats and horses commonly referred to as pygmy, dwarf, or. miniature, typically weighing less than 150 pounds.1.
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Quick Guide to Cattle Terms Fat stock / Finished Stock - beef animals that are ready for slaughter. Free-Marten - a female born with a male twin, usually infertile. Heifer - young female bovine animal up to birth of first calf or in lactation following the first calving.
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Draft Draft or draught may refer to: 1  Draught beer or other beverage, served from a bulk keg or cask rather than a bottle or can. 2  Demand draft, a check created by a merchant with a buyer's account number on it, but without the buyer's signature.  1 Watercraft dimensions.
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draft Draft means to draw, both in the sense of sketching an image onto paper, but also in terms of pulling––a draft horse draws a wagon, a draft of air is drawn into your lungs when you take a breath. A cold draft is a current of cold air being drawn indoors. To draft someone into the army means to draw them into service, or make them serve. When you are drafting, or writing, a draft of a paper on the military draft in the US, you want to let your ideas flow freely.
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- LIVESTOCK FARMING Livestock is the largest agricultural sector in South Africa, with a population of some 13.8-million cattle and 28.8-million sheep. Stock breeders concentrate on the development of breeds that are well adapted to diverse climatic and environmental conditions.airy is produced throughout South Africa, with most farms in the eastern and northern Free State, North West, the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, the Eastern and Western Cape, Gauteng and the southern parts of Mpumalanga.
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- FBi Buildings has designed and built indoor beef cattle feeding facilities, including monoslope beef barns, gable barns and other related beef cattle confinement production buildings, for many years. Because these barns provide shelter from extreme weather, cattle gain weight at a consistent, predictable (and impressive) rate. 2  That means you can count on your beef cattle being at the right weight when it's time to sell.
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American Quarter Horse Horse (Equus caballus), Standardbred© Scott Smudskya hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called breeds. Before the advent of mechanized vehicles, the horse was widely used as a draft animal, and riding on horseback was one of the chief means of transportation.