There are parents who encourage their young children to take care of sheep and expose them to other aspects of plant and animal farming. Because sheep are small and gentle creatures, they can be easily taken care of by children. The elderly may also find sheep raising an enjoyable and worthwhile activity. A horse rider can easily ride its back and maneuver the direction. Some put carts into the horses' backs so a number of people and some merchandise can be accommodated. Horse's attitude Andalusians, according to expert horse trainers, are easy to teach because they are naturally intelligent. Thus, these horses are perfect for dressage, where the horse rider can maneuver the horse's running direction using only hand movements. Another suggested way to move them easily is to begin leading the tamest animal first, which will serve as docile leaders to others. A further significant consideration is keeping the surrounding environment from tactile distractions. For instance, keeping extraneous noise to minimum keep the animals moving. This practice, called, selective breeding, allows farmers to continually improve their livestock. Farmers select only healthy and fertile animals for breeding purposes. Most of the offspring of such animals inherit the characteristics of their parents. There are three main methods of selective breeding and these are random mating, inbreeding, and outbreeding. However, this method is not recommended for other herd or flock disposal cases. As mentioned above, laws and ordinances have been created to guide people on the best management practices in disposing dead livestock. Burial Burial is an advisable option only for small number of animal carcasses. However, carcasses must be buried as soon after death as possible. About 49 percent of the agricultural output actually comes from the livestock sector. With high production of livestock, South Africa is self-sufficient with regard to meat needs. Consequently, it provides for the 85 percent meat needs of its own people. The remaining 15 percent is imported from neighbouring countries such as Namibia, Botswana, and Swaziland, and some from Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
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