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SAI International School
Subject- Biology, Class- IX
Chapter- Improvement in Food Resources
Subtopic- Animal Husbandry I
(Cattle and Poultry Farming)
Module-18
Lesson Notes

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Animal husbandry is the practice

employed to increase the production of

animal products by livestock. Animal
husbandry includes feeding, breeding,

and disease control of livestock
animals.

Need for animal husbandry:

 As the population and the living standard increase, the demand for milk, eggs
and meat also goes up.

 Hence, to bring a revolutionary increase in the production of milk, eggs and meat

to satisfy the increasing demands of people for animal food, animal husbandry is
essential.

Advantages of animal husbandry:

• It helps in enhancing milk production
• It increases egg production

• It increases meat production
• It increases fish production

• It helps in proper management of agricultural wastes.