Question

What is meant by the following terms?

(1) Rearing

(2) Shearing

(3) Sericulture.

Answer 1

(1) Rearing:

1. Raising domestic animals for commercial uses, such as milk production and fur production, includes raising sheep, goats, yaks, cows, and buffaloes.
2. Making livestock useful for humans for a variety of uses, many of which have economic value, is the goal of animal rearing. As a result, it has a great chance of generating non-farm jobs and income in rural areas.

(2) Shearing:

1. Shearing is the process used by barbershop-style equipment to remove animal fur.
2. Shearing is the process of removing the sheep's woolly coat with handpieces, which are mechanical shears.
3. The fleece of sheep breeds raised exclusively for the production of wool must be trimmed frequently since it grows continually. At least once a year, generally in the spring, sheep are sheared.

(3) Sericulture:

1. Sericulture is the practice of raising silkworms and harvesting their silk. The most popular type of silkworm employed in sericulture is the domestic silk moth caterpillars.
2. The raising of silkworms for the production of silk is known as sericulture or "silk farming." There are various commercial species of silkworms, but Bombyx mori is the one that has been studied the most and is also the one that is employed the most.