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  Commercial livestock farming is rearing of animals in order to sell them and generate profit. The following are characteristics of commercial livestock farming: The animal product is usually for sale for both domestic and foreign markets Commercial ranching leads to the growth of towns that act as slaughtering, processing, and packing centers. Transport network such as roads and railways are set up to link the ranches to towns There is little or no mig r ation . This is because food supplies are permanent or are supplemented by fodder crops. The ranches may be large but the ranchers live on permanent houses the ranches are scientifically managed and high-quality animals are reared through selective breeding and shortage of pastures are supplemented by the cultivation of feedstuffs there is continuous cover of green pastures of either native grasses or resown selected grasses for example alfalfa, Lucerne and clovers  RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING I...

  Sedentary livestock keeping this involves the keeping of animals in a permanent place Livestock systems are called sedentary when the human groups and the livestock are permanently resident in a defined area around a village, a permanent camp or in a limited area as a farm or a ranch. Sedentary systems in communal pastures and open grasslands apply to stock farming when animals are conducted or guarded by herders or are moving free not further than the distance walked in the day from the farm or the watering point. Generally, animals stay each night in park or in a barn. Pastures are mainly natural grasslands and rangelands but often include the cropping areas after harvest and fallows. FACTORS LEADING TO SEDENTARY LIVESTOCK KEEPING: High population leasing to shortage of land. Advice from environmentalist.   Engaging in other economic activities. Advancement in technology.   Education. RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING IN EGYPT 5 CAUSE...