- 1. Animal Agriculture in the Developing World Jake Hooper
2. Overview of Animal Agriculture
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- Large ruminants are kept for work
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- Meat and milk are by-products
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- Kept primarily for meat and milk is a by-product
3. Livestock Feeding
- Crop residues are the main source of feeds
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- Problem: not enough for a year-round supply
- In Africa, grasslands are heavily grazed to feed livestock
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- Problem: over-grazing has damaged the grasslands
4. Adding back to Agriculture and Society
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- Returns nutrients to soil
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- Cheap source of fertilizer
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- More, higher yielding crops
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- More food for people and feed for livestock
5. Sustaining Animal Agriculture
- Difficult to sustain because of:
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- Combat animal illness (costly)
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- Veterinarians (many animals to only a few vets)
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- Correct animals in their optimum environment
6. Economics
- High grain prices competing with fuel production
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- Land, feed, animals, equipment
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- Breeding programs, efficient animals
7. Conclusion
- Correct feeding strategies
- Special attention to economics
8. References
- Courbois, Claude, et al. Livestock to 2020: The Next Food
Revolution. October 1999. .
- International Livestock Research Institute. Improving
Smallholder Farming through Animal Agriculture. .
- Qureshi, A.W. Issues related to sustainable development of
livestock production. 1989. .