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Cattle husbandry is done for the following purposes

(i) Milk Production (ii) Agricultural work


(iii) Meat production (iv) Egg production

Cattle husbandry helps us in developing high yielding breeds of various domestic animals through cross breeding. Thus, animal husbandry increases the availability of various food products such as milk, eggs and meat, which are obtained from domestic animals.

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(i) Manure contains large quantities of organic matter and small quantities of nutrients.


(ii) It increases the water holding capacity of sandy soil.


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(iv) Its excessive use pollutes environment because it is made of animal excretory waste.

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(i) Bos indicus


(ii) Bos domestica


(iii) Bos bubalis


(iv) Bos vulgaris

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(i) Brawn


(ii) Jersey


(iii) Brown Swiss


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