The farmer's land produced enough pasture to feed all of his livestock.
The livestock ban has had a devastating impact on Somali pastoral livelihoods—which have been highly dependent on the market of Saudi Arabia for 95% of their total livestock export.
In Iceland, the ash from Eyjafjallajokull has settled thickly on the ground, posing a threat to livestock and wildlife.
Dry lands are particularly affected by these trends, as livestock are often the only source of livelihoods for the people living in these areas.
The agriculture of Tibet is based on animal husbandry, with major livestock and fowl including sheep, goat, yak, yellow cat, dzo, horse, donkey, mule, Tibet chicken, and Tibet pig.
Grazing livestock destroy grassland as well.
A plot of ground on which livestock are fattened for market.
Americans should stop selling horses for slaughter abroad because we love our horses and do not treat them as livestock.
The project objectives are to alleviate poverty in several of the poorest counties in Henan Province by increasing crop, livestock and fish production and productivity.
There were serious snow disasters in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Jilin and Sichuan, which has led to the death of 1.2 million livestock. The direct economic loss is over 2 billion yuan.
Livestock farming does the most damage. In part, that is because most livestock eat grain that could be used to feed people.
Protecting livestock against diseases and preventing their spread is one of the keys to fighting hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
A "livestock revolution" underway in developing countries is encouraging global trade in animal products and straining existing animal health infrastructure, Dr. Le Gall says.
Loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt.
We drove the pickup to the pond that day, looking over the livestock as we went.
It will also be essential to increase its resilience by protecting a wide array of life forms with unique traits, such as plants that survive drought or livestock that reproduce in harsh conditions.
There are two main components that contribute to livestock output per unit area under grazing conditions.
Somaliland’s economy relies heavily on selling livestock to the Middle East and on remittances from the huge diaspora in Europe, America and the Gulf states.
They must have fallen off the back of a livestock truck.
(of livestock) fattening
In addition to livestock, wild animals such as snakes and deer have been heading for higher ground-and they may not have suitable places to return to as floodwaters recede.
But livestock operations like this one are increasingly under scrutiny.
Climate change and the emergence of new and virulent livestock diseases highlight the importance of retaining the capacity to adapt our agricultural production systems.
It's not restrictive, but Baxter notes that it must be within reason — no trailer homes, no horses or livestock.
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