Preface

Intensive animal farming, also known as factory farming, is an advanced technique to maximize production while reducing the cost of production. Intensive animal farming is a very recent development in agribusiness, which involves the high stocking of animals like cattle, poultry, and fish on large scales and the use of advanced biotechnology to enhance production.

This book consists of three main sections.

The first section is about livestock and poultry farming. Livestock, particularly cattle and poultry, are important contributors to total food production in the world. Intensive animal farming is very important from a food security perspective.

The second section discusses fish farming and different aspects of aquaculture such as rearing systems, nutrition, and diseases at the farm level.

The third section contains information regarding innovations and advances in technology. Intensive animal farming is very prevalent in developed countries and aims to produce large quantities of milk, meat, and eggs at low cost. Intensive farming involves mass production through modernized feeding systems and improved breeding and health programs.

I want to express my gratitude and thanks to all the contributing authors for their hard work. I want to thank Sara Tikel, Lucija Tomicic, and other staff at IntechOpen for their efforts to bring about the final product. I want to acknowledge my colleagues, friends, and family, especially my son, for all their support.

> **Shumaila Manzoor and Muhammad Abubakar** National Veterinary Laboratory, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Section 1

Livestock and Poultry

Farming

Section 1
