Livestock

Livestock is an umbrella term used for domesticated animals raised in an agricultural environment, with the intent of providing food, textiles, labour, or fertilizer to their owners. Common examples of livestock are horses, pigs, goats, cows, sheep, and poultry, although numerous other semi-wild animals including reindeer, yaks, camels, and emus could also be considered livestock. Humans have coexisted with livestock for centuries, and the rise of farming and livestock probably contributed to a major shift in human culture. Purely domesticated animals such as cows and horses are radically different than their wild counterparts. In some cases, the wild ancestors of domesticated livestock are actually extinct, because humans have selectively bred domesticated versions for so long. Domesticated livestock would probably have difficulty surviving in the wild, because it has been bred to be smaller and more docile than a wild animal would be. Semi-wild animals used as livestock, such as rabbits, have thriving wild populations in addition to domestic ones. The uses for livestock are myriad. The most obvious is food, in the form of meat, dairy, and egg products. Few livestock animals, however, are raised purely for food; the most notable exception to this is the pig, which is primarily a food animal. Most animals also contribute something else to the farm. Sheep, for example, have thick wool coats that are annually sheared to make textiles, and cows can provide physical labour as draft animals in addition to being a source of food. All livestock also produces plentiful amounts of manure, in the form of excrement, thus helping out in the farm garden as well.

Gensisga most important value is making sure you farm has assurance that is what we specialise in. At Genesis QA our philosophy is one of achieving the benefits of assurance in a commonsense manner that gives the maximum time for concentrating on rearing quality livestock and growing excellent crops.

If you would like any more information on our Livestock that we sell or want to make an order, you can call Genesisqa on 01283 791400 or fax us on 01283 791500. We aim to reply to all of our enquiries as quickly as possible, to discuss comments or queries that you may have. Our business trade in the locations Staffordshire, West Midlands, East Midlands and the Midlands so we a great central location.