Milk and meat producing animals in the world
People worldwide use mainly five animal species for milk production: buffalo, camel, cow, goat and sheep. For meat production, the milk producing species are used and also the additional species pig, poultry, rabbit and horse. Cow produces most milk in the world and the largest quantity of meat i...
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| Language: | Inglés Swedish |
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SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics (until 231231)
2008
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| Summary: | People worldwide use mainly five animal species for milk production: buffalo, camel, cow,
goat and sheep. For meat production, the milk producing species are used and also the
additional species pig, poultry, rabbit and horse. Cow produces most milk in the world and the
largest quantity of meat is produced of pig. Asia has the biggest animal population for all
species except camel of which Africa has the most. Where in the world you find a specific
animal species depends on the climate, conditions for animal production, religion, culture and
economy. The big animal population in Asia can be explained by dense human population and
favorable climate. The most common production system for meat production is landless
system and the largest share of the milk in the world comes from rain-fed mixed croplivestock
farming system. There are also grass-land based production systems which is most
common in developing countries. It is not easy to describe the exact distribution of animals in
the world because the statistics are insufficient. |
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