Steps You Should Take for Sustainable Livestock Production

With the world population growing rapidly, there is an increased need for efficient food production. Sustainable livestock production will play a key role in meeting the future demands for food around the globe. With rapid urbanization and growing population, there are several problems that the food producers are facing today. The demand for safe food grown in organic farms is increasing rapidly...

How You Could Feed Livestock More Efficiently

Livestock farming is a dynamic industry. It is evolving rapidly based on demands for animal based protein. However, the cost of farming and feeding animals is increasing rapidly as well, and so, feed utilization for livestock needs improving. Here you will find sustainable methods of feeding your livestock for maximum efficiency. Feeding animals the right kind of food with minimum cost is a...

Fodder For Livestock – Make Your Own DIY Sprouted Fodder System

Feeding your livestock can be a real challenge when you don’t have enough grass on your pasture. During the cold seasons and droughts, there could be shortages of feed and grass for animals to graze on. Buying hay is expensive and prices are subject to change which could run up your feeding cost. A healthy alternative to your pasture grass could be young grasses grown with your own fodder...

Role of Livestock in Human Health, Food & Nutrition

A wide variety of food that we eat every day, is derived from livestock. Think about the toast and omelet or milk and cereals you had this morning, even the creamed in your coffee or the cheese in your hamburger. We get various types of food in our diet that come from livestock no matter what food group you are thinking of. Livestock and fish provide us with essential nutrients like protein,...

Basics of Feeding Beef Cattle – Sustainable Livestock Nutrition

There are many misconceptions and myths regarding livestock, especially beef cattle. Beef cattle are being blamed today for everything from global warming to heart diseases, which are actually unfounded. Although they do produce methane gas, and they do contribute to high cholesterol and heart diseases if you eat a lot of them. Methane produced by livestock only account for 2.5% of the total...