what are the main components of humane cattle farming
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Sustainable development of more productive and efficient livestock herds / flocks will be required to increase production. This will involve both identification of immediate tactical management activities to improve production and productivity (output per unit of input) of current herds, as well as re-establishment of long-term strategic programmes of comparative evaluation and continued genetic improvement.
In both cases, accurate and consistent decisions based on objective information and a thorough understanding of the key input-output relationships involved in livestock production will be required. Recording performance is required to provide information for sound decision-making and to establish key input-output relationships. It is also particularly important to provide the comprehensive and consistent information that is necessary to fairly compare indigenous exotic germplasm and to support long-term genetic improvement towards an appropriate bio-economic development objective.