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What are shepherds and loggers?

1, herding sheep is herding sheep.

Shepherding is one of the oldest production activities of human beings, belonging to animal husbandry in agricultural system, and its finished products are mainly wool or goat milk. Generally speaking, sheep are very dependent on the feeding and protection of shepherds, or are led by shepherds to find new pastures to feed. In some traditional agricultural areas in Europe, America and Oceania, sheep husbandry is still the main industry and economic source.

2. A woodcutter refers to a person who goes up the mountain to cut wood, also known as a woodcutter.

The woodcutter is a Chinese character, and the pinyin is qiáof, which can also refer to people engaged in forestry. "Scholars. The ninth time: I walked along the road for more than four miles and met a woodcutter.

Extended data:

Shepherding is only one of the oldest occupations of human beings. In Anatolia Peninsula (Asia Minor), people started herding sheep 6,000 years ago. At that time, the purpose of raising sheep was mainly for their very warm and thick hair, followed by eating goat milk and mutton. In the following thousands of years, grazing activities began to spread throughout Eurasia.

At first, although some sheep were raised on family farms, together with chickens, pigs and other animals, people gradually realized that if we want to maintain a huge population, we must move from one pasture to another to meet a large number of herbivores, which gave birth to the first group of farmers who specialize in shepherds.

The most important duty of a shepherd is to keep the sheep intact and protect them from wolves and other carnivores; In addition, it is necessary to supervise the migration of sheep and ensure that they arrive at the market within the specified time to shear their wool accurately. In ancient times, shepherds often milked their sheep and made cheese with goat's milk. Only a few shepherds still do this.