Hello everyone, how is everything going on there? I hope you’re doing well. Currently, I'm gonna conduct a study about the role of breed, feed, health, and environment improvement on livestock productivity. However, I have a doubt which one is best to contribute to livestock productivity. I want to know the one that should be prioritized, and/or at least contribute in a high percentage. Nowadays, the livestock sector is being claimed as a driver of climate change and food security. Indeed, to enhance food security, it would be better to mitigate climate change while increasing livestock productivity. I believe that breed, feed, health, and environment should be improved before the commencement of animal production. Here, my question is as follows:
Which one of the following is best contributing to livestock productivity?
A. BREED B. FEED C. HEALTH D. ENVIRONMENT
NB: I highly appreciate and encourage you to provide your description with the potential evidence.
With kindest regards!
Breed plays a very important role in livestock productivity because genetics determines which species grow faster or are vulnerable to certain diseases. However environmental conditions can override genetics and also promote or hinder productivity in many ways. feed and health will also be subsets of environmental conditions and breed characteristics respectively. Environment therefore would play the most crucial role in productivity.
Dear Caroline Apraku, thank you for taking the time to answer my question and explain it. I value the knowledge you've given me.
Breed plays a very important role in livestock productivity because genetics determines which species grow faster. Genetics improvement alone not improve production without FEED, HEALTH and ENVIRONMENT
Wonderful! Breed is an important factor in livestock improvements. However, this can come to the fact if and only external factors like feed, disease and other environmental factors are similar. Thank you very much for your fantastic answer.
Breed it is the most determinant factor for the productivity of an animal
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