animal husbandry
Let an agent handle animal husbandry by species, system, welfare, health, biosecurity and environment.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle animal husbandry by species, system, welfare, health, biosecurity and environment.
The breeding, raising and care of farm animals for meat, milk, eggs, fibre and other products, including housing, feeding, health, welfare and breeding management.
What it is for: Producing animal products while caring for animals.
It can be apply welfare standards; manage feeding and housing; prevent and report disease; reduce environmental impact.
Distinguishing features
Care and management of livestock
Many production systems
Regulated for welfare and health
Significant environmental footprint
What it looks like
Farms, barns, pastures, milking parlours and poultry houses.
How it is recognised
Systems such as pasture-based, zero-grazing or intensive
Welfare certification labels
Controversial practices are subject to bans in some places
Related models
is a kind of - category
raises - animals
takes place on - place
is regulated by - rules
In practice
Families and kinds
cattle and dairy husbandry
pig husbandry
poultry husbandry
sheep and goat husbandry
aquaculture (related)
Standards and regulation
EU animal welfare directives
WOAH animal welfare standards
EU Animal Health Law
Antibiotic use rules
Failure modes and hazards
Poor welfare
Disease outbreaks
Antibiotic resistance
Pollution and emissions
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
System Which husbandry.
Systems differ.
Species
Animals.
Species
Species.
- Which animals are raised, and for what? definition
- In which production system? definition
Housing
Space and environment.
Housing
Housing.
- What housing and space do the animals have? measurement
- Does it meet welfare rules? boundary
Welfare Animal care.
Welfare is required.
Standards
Rules and labels.
Standards
Welfare standards.
- Which welfare standards apply? provenance
- Is the farm certified? provenance
Practices
Contested practices.
Practices
Contested practices.
- Is a practice banned or restricted here? provenance
- Are views attributed neutrally? boundary
Health Disease and medicines.
Health protects animals and people.
Biosecurity
Prevention.
Biosecurity
Biosecurity.
- Which biosecurity measures are in place? action
- Must disease be reported? boundary
Antibiotics
Responsible use.
Antibiotics
Antibiotic use.
- Are antibiotics used responsibly under veterinary control? boundary
- Which rules apply? provenance
Environment Impacts.
Husbandry affects the environment.
Emissions
Methane and ammonia.
Emissions
Emissions.
- What emissions does this system cause? measurement
- How can they be reduced? action
Manure
Nutrients.
Manure
Manure management.
- How is manure stored and applied? action
- Which rules limit it? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should husbandry by species be separate entries?
- How should welfare labels be linked?
- How should contested practices be described neutrally?