Muhammad Abubakar

By Muhammad Abubakar, Farida Mehmood, Aeman Jeelani and Muhammad Javed Arshed

Part of the book: Polymerase Chain Reaction

By Muhammad Abubakar, Shumaila Manzoor and Abdullah Iqbal

Part of the book: Animal Welfare

By Muhammad Abubakar, Piyumali K. Perera, Abdullah Iqbal and Shumaila Manzoor

Part of the book: Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens

By Muhammad Abubakar, Abdullah Iqbal, Shumaila Manzoor and Kashif Saleemi

Part of the book: Viruses and Viral Infections in Developing Countries

By Muhammad Abubakar, Abdullah Iqbal, Shumaila Manzoor and Muhammad Javed Arshed

Part of the book: Livestock Health and Farming

By Muhammad Abubakar, Zainab Syed and Shumaila Manzoor

Part of the book: Bovine Science

By Shumaila Manzoor, Zainab Syed and Muhammad Abubabakar

Agricultural farming outputs are dependent upon the production type because different farming systems create different products. Intensive animal farming is widely used for the production of products that have societal importance, including meat, milk, wool, leather, fur, eggs, and honey. To ensure their timely production with limited cost, advanced technological processes, and chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers in large amount) are carried out in this intensive factory farming. Amongst animal farming, the livestock sector is the fastest-growing agricultural sector. The global shift toward intensive animal farming for high productivity yield has rendered a negative impact on the environment and biodiversity and is now an alarming sign for global warming. It has also resulted in soil, water, and air pollution due to the emission of greenhouse gases from the waste generated by these animals. Rapid use of antimicrobials in these farming systems has led to the emergence of drug-resistant pathogens. Therefore, an integrated and comprehensive approach covering the nonmarket outputs of the farming system is required for monitoring these global trends.

Part of the book: Intensive Animal Farming