A cattle farming is the practice of rearing cattle by providing facilities for raising livestock. Livestock includes domestication of cows, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs etc. A cattle farming is carried out to raise cows and buffaloes as important livestock.
The two major species of Indian cattle are
(a) Bosindicus, or cows, and
(b) Bosbubalis, or buffaloes.
Milch animals and Drought animals
- On basis of their utility, cattle are classified into two types namely milch animals and drought animals.
- Milch animals or dairy animals produce milk. Males of this type are not useful for working on farm.
Draught animals are used for carrying out agricultural work like tilling, irrigation and carting. Cows belonging to this category are poor milk-yielding varieties.
