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    sheep farming

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    has previously studied Livestock Farming & Management. These qualifications will be beneficial to Sheep Farming business. The potential and wholesomeness of sheep farming cannot be overstated as sheep farming is an essential source of benefits such as the following: meat‚ milk‚ skins‚ fibre‚ horns and offal. Sheep farming also outlooks essential by-products such as dung which is used in fuel production as well as bio gas production. Indirect benefits of sheep farming encompass weed control and many

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    Factory farming

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    it harder to get over human illnesses. In general‚ when medication is injected into something or someone then it will stay within it. Global health risks are being produced in factory farms. In the article “5 modern diseases grown by the factory farming” (Monica Nickelsburg) it states “Unnaturally high concentrations of animals confined indoors in a limited airspace and producing significant quantities of waste may allow for the rapid selection‚ amplification and dissemination of zoonotic pathogens”

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    Factory Farming

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    November 24‚ 2008 Factory Farming Factory -farming is not only irresponsible and in many ways a form of animal abuse‚ it’s also an existing danger to consumers buying animal products which aren’t properly taken care of or sanitized. For most American consumers today the concept of where there food really came from‚ or what kind of life an animal led before it was Sunday’s dinner doesn’t cross their mind. In the past‚ animal derived food products have been linked to but not restricted to such

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    Farming of Bones

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    Symbolism in The Farming of Bones Edwidge Danticat’s novel‚ The Farming of Bones is an epic portrayal of the relationship between Haitians and Dominicans under the rule of Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo leading up to the Slaughter of 1937. The novel revolves around a few main concepts‚ these being birth‚ death‚ identity‚ and place and displacement. Each of the aspects is represented by an inanimate object. Water‚ dreams‚ twins‚ and masks make up these representations. Symbolism is consistent

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    Urban Farming

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    The Future of Food in Vancouver: Small-scale Urban Farming In today’s modern world Canadians are facing daunting challenges with regards to health and the environment. The NASA website on climate change reports that temperature‚ carbon dioxide levels‚ and sea levels are all on the rise while land and arctic ice are steadily declining (”Vital Signs of the Planet”). Not only is the environment degrading at a rapid rate our health is also declining. In 2012 it was reported that almost 13.5 million

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    Intensive Farming

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    1) Intensive farming practices include growing high-yield crops‚ using fertilisers and pesticides and keeping animals indoors. Food production is increased but there are unwelcome side effects. 2) Prevents energy being transferred from the crop to consumers. Reduces biodiversity. May poison helpful organisms. 3) Chemical insecticides (which kill insect pests). Herbicides which kill plants or weeds. 4) Ground water contamination: Chemicals can reach underground aquifers if there is persistent

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    Dairy Farming

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    Dairy Farming 1. Introduction Dairying is an important source of subsidiary income to small/marginal farmers and agricultural labourers. The manure from animals provides a good source of organic matter for improving soil fertility and crop yields. The gobar gas from the dung is used as fuel for domestic purposes as also for running engines for drawing water from well. The surplus fodder and agricultural by-products are gainfully utilised for feeding the animals. Almost all draught power for

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    Types of farming

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    Group 5: I. Shifting Cultivation II. Wet Padi Cultivation III. Market Gardening IV. High-tech farming V. Plantation agriculture VI. Oil palm cultivation VII. Tea Cultivation What Is Shifting Cultivation?  Clearing forest to raise crops.  It is also known as “Slash-and-burn agriculture”. Where Is Shifting Cultivation Found?  Africa  Amazon  Most Basin of South America parts of Southeast Asia Where Is Shifting Cultivation

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    Tilapia Farming

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    Aquaculture‚ also known as aqua farming‚ is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish‚ crustaceans‚ mollusks and aquatic plants. Tilapia is one of the most important fish in aquaculture. Tilapias are also among the easiest and most profitable fish to farm. This is due to their diets and rapid growth. The University of the Virgin Islands focuses on cage culture of tilapia watershed ponds that had multiple uses for livestock watering and crop production. I went to the farm store and I saw three

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    Kant vs. Singer

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    November 29‚ 2012 Singer VS. Kant Duty can be defined in numerous ways but what is difficult to know is what our moral obligations are? Immanuel Kant and Peter Singer have attempted to find a more simple‚ rational‚ and supreme rule for what our duty is. Singer makes the distinction between charity and duty.  He attempts to show that we‚ in affluent countries such as the United States‚ have a moral obligation to give far more than we actually do in international aid for famine relief‚ disaster

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