Problem
Inadequate animal husbandry
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Agricultural mismanagement of animalsUnknowledgeable animal care
Uninformed animal sanitation
Underdeveloped husbandry management
Unskilled livestock management
Inexperienced animal husbandry
Nature:
Mismanagement of farm animals may include inadequate feeding, inadequate housing (not allowing enough light, space, ventilation), overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, abuse of antibiotics, vaccines, and methods of forced growth. Such mismanagement may lead to a loss of productive capacity but, significantly, it may be unnecessarily inhumane and lead to severe animal stress and discomfort. The problem may occur through ignorance or through excessive commercial exploitation of animals, often by industrial concerns which have less knowledge and appreciation of the requirements of animals than does the farming community in general.
Broader Problems:
Inadequate animal welfareAgricultural mismanagementLack of skilled manpower in rural areas Narrower Problems:
Substandard abattoirsLimited poultry knowledgeUndesignated animal areasInadequate feeding of animalsDietary deficiencies in domestic animalsUnsanitary and inhumane food animal conditions Related Problems:
Maltreatment of zoo animalsDecreasing genetic diversity of animalsDenial to food animals of the right to freedom from sufferingAgricultural fraud Aggravates:
MangeAnimal diseasesHazards of weaningAnimal infertilityTrespassing livestockMaltreatment of livestockLoss of animal productivityUnexplained livestock mutilationPoor quality of domestic livestockDysfunctional behaviour in captive animalsEnvironmental hazards from food processing industries Strategies:
Reducing overgrazingDeveloping animal husbandry skillImproving animal husbandryInforming about animal sanitationImproving livestock production Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → AgricultureAgriculture, Fisheries → Animal husbandry
Development → Development
Health Care → Care
Management → Management
Societal Problems → Hygiene
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Zoology → Animals
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
23.07.2019 – 20:02 CEST