Domestication of animals for the purpose of animal products like milk, meat, bones, hair & wool is known as animal rearing.
Regions of animal rearing in the world : Animal rearing is carried on two methods
Traditional methods
Modem method.
1. Traditional methods:
(a) Under this method the Fulani of Nigeria and the Masai of East ** are the cattle herders in the tropical grasslands. Where the grass is short sheep and goats are reared. The animals provides milk, meat & wool to the Masai people.
(b) The Bedouins of Sahara migrate with their cattle and goat in search of pasture. The Kirghiz of Central Asia in the past, had large flocks of sheep. Now it reduced because they are leading a settled life.
2. Modern method:
- Commercial grazing use scientific methods rearing animals which does not depend entirely on natural Grasslands. Fodder crops like com & grasses like alfalfa are cultivated over extensive areas and the animals are fed.
- It is practiced in temperate grass lands namely, Praires of North America, Pampas of South America, steppers of Asia, downs of Australia. In USA and Argentina beef cattle are reared on large scale.
