Question

What are the benefits of cattle farming?

Answer 1

Hint: Cattle farming is rearing of cattles for our multiple benefits. Cattles are of immense importance which can never be expressed in words, Cattles serves us much more efficiently than a human could do.

Complete Answer:
Before going to the benefits let us first understand what is cattle farming. The answer to this is Cattle farming involves rearing and management of two types of animals- one group for food requirements like milk and another for labour purposes like ploughing, irrigation, etc. Animals which provide milk are called milch/dairy animals. For example, goats, buffalo, cows, etc. Animals which are used for labour are called draught animals.

Now, let us discuss the benefits of cattle farming:
1) Milch animals are used for the production of milk.(as they are milk producing)
2) Drought cattle are used as laborers for agricultural works like tilling, irrigation and carting.
3) Cattle farming increases the overall income of the farmers and raises their standard of living.(this is the most important benefit of cattle farming, this is also the purpose of cattle farming)
4) Wastes from the cattle can be used to enrich the soil as well as can be used in the biogas production.
5) It is a source of employment to a large number of people in India.
6) They feed on grasses. Hence, the maintenance of cattles is a low-cost maintenance.

Note: If the cattle is serving us to its fullest, it is our duty to maintain their hygiene and take care of them.
In cattle farming, the cattles are kept in hygienic manner with proper maintenance and for this maintenance, we need to follow some routines:
1)Animals and their sheds need to be cleaned at a regular interval.
2)Animals should be brushed regularly to remove the dirt and bugs in their body.
3)The shed should be well-ventilated and roofed so that animals are protected from rain, heat, and cold.
4)A proper drainage system should be there to remove animal waste.