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Explain with examples of how commercial livestock rearing has become a specialized activity in the world.

Commercial livestock rearing has become a specialized activity in the world-

• It is mainly practiced in temperate grasslands of USA, New Zealand, Australia.


• This is a specialized activity in which only one type of animal is reared. e.g. Sheep, Pig, Cows, and Camel, etc. Forex. Pigs are reared mostly in the Mid-western United States.


• It is more organized and capital intensive in the world.


• It is practiced on permanent ranches which cover large areas and divided into parcels.


• It is practiced by modern machinery and technologies.


• Modern healthcare is provided to animals.


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