Animal husbandry is the management and care of farm animals by humans for profit.in which genetic qualities and behaviour,considered to be advantageous to humans,are further developed.The term can refer to the practice of selectively breeding and raising livestock to promote desirable traits in animals for utility,sport ,pleasure,or research.The situation of the Thar Desert has become Critical for many rural farmers as they struggle with poverty and malnourishment.Overall,India is home to approximately half of those living with hunger worldwide.The arid climate and unpredicatable droughts make food security a serious challenge for substence farmers.Animals ensure that there is a cycle of substance on a farm.What livestock,for example,eat as fodder and then digest,later becomes partly available in the form of manure.The manure is returned to the land and the land can then produce more fodder and other products.This cycle of substances is permeated with life forces and qualities and this gives the farm its own individual quality.The book will be useful for students,researchers and extension workers involved in rural development.

Contents

1.Understanding Farmers and Land Owners
2.Animal Husbandry and Agricultural Animal Health care
3.Agricultural Development in India
4.Agricultural Practices is Poultry Farming
5.Sheep Farming
6.Fish Farming
7.Dairy cattle and livestock
8.Livestock Production and Management
9.Animal Breeding
10.Animal Feeding