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Characteristics of farming

Farming refers to the sector of production in which livestock and poultry are raised for animal products or service animals by means of animal husbandry, captive breeding or a combination of the two. It includes livestock rearing, poultry rearing and domestication of economic animals. The main characteristics and requirements of the breeding industry are: (1) Its expanded reproduction is closely related to the proportion of males, females, litters and young animals within each type of livestock and poultry. Therefore, to maintain a reasonable herd structure is very important to accelerate the development of the farming industry.

(2) feed is the foundation of the breeding industry, only constantly solve the problem of feed, in order to accelerate the development of the breeding industry.

(3) The commodity nature of farming is very high, and the products are not easy to transport and easy to spoil. Therefore, the requirements of acquisition, processing, storage, transportation and other aspects of close cooperation.

(4) farming for the natural conditions and economic conditions have a greater adaptability, that is, can be grazing, but also can feed.

Because of these characteristics and requirements, therefore, the development of farming must be based on the natural economic conditions of each place, according to local conditions, to give full play to the advantages.