Question

Explain in brief the role of animal husbandry in human welfare.

Answer 1

The role of animal husbandry in human welfare:

Animal husbandry is a process of feeding, breeding and raising animal livestock whose primary purpose is to provide meat and milk. Milk is considered as the 'most nearly perfect' food for human consumption and regarded as an important article of diet.

Animal husbandry usually includes animals such as cattle, pig, sheep, poultry, and fish which are useful for humans in various ways.

Role of the animal husbandry:

• These animals are managed for the production of commercially important products such as milk, meat, wool, egg, honey, silk, etc.
• The increase in human population has increased the demand of these products. Hence, it is necessary to improve the management of livestock scientifically.
• The milk production through cattle farming provides us milk which is highly nutritious..
• They also provide a increased production of eggs through poultry farming.
• Improvement of quality of meat through rearing of cattle and poultry.
• The human can properly utilize the animal wastes e.g. production of biogas and manure from the dung of livestock animals.
• They produce more honey and bee wax through bee keeping.