Farm and Wild Animals

Animals breed and kept for agricultural reasons are known as farm animals. Cows, chickens, pigs, geese, and other animals are among them. Wildlife farming is the practise of keeping traditionally undomesticated animals in an agricultural setting in order to produce live animals for canned hunting and as pets, as well as commodities such as food and traditional medicine, as well as materials such as leather, fur, and fibre. Wildlife farming, according to some conservationists, can help endangered species avoid extinction by lowering the burden on wild animal populations, which are frequently hunted for food. The introduction of zoonotic diseases has been attributed to wildlife farming, such as the SARs outbreak, which has now been linked to civet farming.

Many agricultural systems include animals. Domesticated animals, such as livestock, play an important part in varied farming systems, both because they produce food and because they cycle nutrients around the farm. Wild animals can aid in the control of pest populations while also contributing to biodiversity. While there is currently a lack of scientific understanding of how animals contaminate produce and proof of animals causing food safety outbreaks, a few recent outbreaks have implicated animals as a likely source of contamination. Animals raised on farms for meat, dairy products, or to assist farmers are known as farm animals.

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• Farm Animals
• Zoonotic Diseases
• Disease Management