Jumat, 16 September 2011
Knowing About Southwest Livestock And More
Livestock is generally the term which is used in reference to various forms of domesticated animal. When referring to this, such as Southwest livestock, it generally means the domesticated animals that are used on farms for work. These animals are usually raised for the purposes of agriculture and back in the days before the industrial revolution they were used for more than just the production of food. For example, ploughing a field was done with the help of either a donkey, a horse or a cow.With the advent of technology many people lost their use of these animals and began to rely on machines more than the animals themselves. Nowadays the likes of cows are raised for meat their meat, milk and other dairy products. Chickens and pigs are also raised for their flesh, and the chickens' eggs are also used in the food industry. Even though technology has taken over some of the very basic functions which work animals served, they are still used extensively on farms.
There are two different types of cow which are used on farms. The first kind is the meat cow, which farmers will feed in order to 'bulk it up' to produce more meat. The second kind is the dairy cow, which is kept solely for its milk. Once it has its calf, it will be able to produce milk
Meat cows are different in the sense that farmers will raised them simply to be sent to the slaughterhouse and be turned into food produce. They will attempt to 'bulk up' the cows, making them incredibly large, and sometimes even add specific hormones and chemicals to their feed. Of course this is a highly controversial practice and it has been banned in some countries.
This is the same with regards to animals such as chickens. There are many chickens which are kept specifically for the purpose of laying eggs whilst others are grown for their meat. There is also a difference between what is known as 'free range' and the other kind.
Many which who are raised on farms are generally allowed to wander around a certain area during the day and are then kept locked up in a cage at night, though not in cramped conditions. They live happy, healthy lives and can lay eggs as they need. Battery chickens, on the other hands, are confined to single cage their entire lives and many never move.
Nowadays there is a lot of awareness with regards to the differences between battery and between free range. Many people are trying to go down the route which involves the least cruelty to animals and some lobbyists are attempting to get laws brought in to stop this kind of practice.
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