Question

What are the disadvantages of animal husbandry?

Answer 1

1) animal husbandry can affect the environment because animals are vital part of ecosystem. 2) if they are eradicated, or in any way dominated, by humans, it can through the entire ecosystem in imbalance

Answer 2

Animal husbandry is a branch of agriculture where animals are raised for animal products like meat, fibre, milk or eggs. It involves the maintenance of these livestock on a daily basis.  

The disadvantages of animal husbandry are:

i) Animals feed on large covers of grass, thereby depleting greenery.

ii) Excessive feeding on forest covers led to soil erosion.

iii) Disrupts local ecosystem. Prevents the usual trophic level functioning due to domestication of certain animals.

iv) Source of large amounts of methane, one of the main reasons for global warming.

v) Spread of diseases

vi) High cost of maintenance