Q: State
True (V) or False (X).
make up
the
1. Cattle
ould wide.
largest livestock group.____
2.cattle are mainly found in equatorial regions of the world. ____
3.camels can graze on the shorter grass than sheep.____
4.sheesp are Mainly kept on hilly areas which are unsuitable for growing crops. ____
5.like cattle , sheep graze for their food , eating both short , fine grasses and coarse , brushy seaweeds .____
6.poultry requires arid climatic conditions to be grown best .____
7.Goats are raised for their milk and it products and for meat , Hides and wool. ____
Answers
Answer:
World milk production is almost entirely derived from cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep and camels. Other less common milk animals are yaks, horses, reindeers and donkeys. The presence and importance of each species varies significantly among regions and countries. The key elements that determine the dairy species kept are feed, water and climate. Other factors that may influence the presence of a dairy species are market demand, dietary traditions and the socio-economic characteristics of individual households (e.g., poorer families tend to rely more on small ruminants).
Although cattle are kept in a wide range of environments, other dairy species make dairying possible in adverse environments that often cannot support any other type of agricultural production. Sheep allow milk production in semi-arid regions around the Mediterranean, goats in regions with poor soils in Africa, horses in the steppes of Central Asia, camels in arid lands, buffaloes in wet tropical regions, and yaks in high mountainous areas such as the Tibetan Plateau.
In developing countries, milk producing animals are often raised in subsistence and smallholder systems. These animals are usually multi-purpose and grow and produce under difficult conditions, such as low inputs, minimum management and harsh environments. They are well adapted to local conditions, but have low genetic potential for milk production.