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Agriculture and animal husbandry

2024-12-25

Agriculture and animal husbandry

Refers to agriculture and animal husbandry. Animal husbandry mainly includes the breeding of livestock and poultry such as cattle, horses, donkeys, mules, camels, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, bees, as well as the domestication of wild economic animals like deer, minks, otters, and musk. It not only provides raw materials for industries such as textiles, oils, food, and pharmaceuticals but also offers rich food sources like meat, milk, eggs, and poultry for people's lives, and provides draft animals and manure for agriculture. Therefore, improving animal husbandry production is of great significance for promoting economic development, improving people's lives, increasing export materials, and enhancing national unity.

Agriculture is the production sector where people utilize the life functions of plants and animals to transform natural materials and energy into products needed by humanity. Currently, agriculture is divided into two main categories: crop cultivation and animal husbandry. Land is an irreplaceable basic production material in agriculture; the labor objects are mainly living plants and animals. The production time does not align with labor time and is greatly influenced by natural conditions, exhibiting significant regional and seasonal characteristics. Agriculture is the source of human clothing and food and the foundation of survival; it is a primary condition for all production. It provides food, sideline products, industrial raw materials, capital, and export goods to other sectors of the national economy. The countryside is also the largest market for industrial products and a source of labor.