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Explain in brief the role of animal husbandry in human welfare.
Solution 1
Animal husbandry deals with the scientific management of livestock. It includes various aspects such as feeding, breeding, and control diseases to raise the population of animal livestock. Animal husbandry usually includes animals such as cattle, pig, sheep, poultry, and fish which are useful for humans in various ways. 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.
Solution 2
Animal husbandry deals with the caring, feeding and management of domesticated animals. It includes poultry, farming and fisheries.
These animals are very useful for human beings because
(i)they provide products which are used as food like meat, milk, eggs, honey, etc.
(ii)there are some other substances obtained from animals which are beneficial to human beings like wool, silk, leather, bees wax etc.
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