INTEGRATED FARMING OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK: A REVIEW

A.S. PATEL¹*, S.J. PATEL², N.R. PATEL³, G.M. CHAUDHARY^4
1Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of veterinary Science and A.H., AAU, Anand-388001, Gujarat
²Department of Veterinary & A.H. Extension, College of Veterinary Science and A.H., JAU, Junagadh-362001, Gujarat
³Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and A.H., AAU, Anand-388001, Gujarat
⁴Department of Veterinary & A.H. Extension, College of Veterinary Science and A.H., JAU, Junagadh-362001, Gujarat
* Corresponding Author : dr.ajaypatelvet2012@gmail.com

Received : 14-10-2015     Accepted : 01-11-2015     Published : 07-12-2015
Volume : 7     Issue : 12       Pages : 777 - 781
Int J Agr Sci 7.12 (2015):777-781

Keywords : Crop, Livestock, Farming, Integrated farming, Mix farming
Academic Editor : Mehul Patel, Dhiraj Mani Mishra, S. J. Jadav , Sanjay Parmar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Crop-livestock integration defined as a process by which farmers intensify their activities by integrating components of crop and livestock activities. The system help poor small farmers, who have very small land holding for crop production and a few heads of livestock to diversify farm production, increase cash income, improve quality and quantity of food produced and exploitation of unutilized resources. In crop-livestock integrated farming systems the most visible feature is the synergy between crops and livestock. The integrated system represents that reduces erosion, increases crop yields, soil biological activity and nutrient recycling, intensifies land use. Mixed farming systems are understood to exist where both livestock and crop production take place within the same locality. Integration of livestock and crop allow nutrients to be recycled more effectively on the farm. The highly improved integrated crop-livestock system can guarantee more sustainable production.