animal science and animal health management

 

A branch of agriculture—called pastoralism—began around the same time as cultivation of plants. Pastoralism is the domestication and herding of animals such as goats, sheep, and cattle. In regions where plant cultivation proved difficult due to rocky terrain or climates that were inhospitable to plants, pastoralists herded animals.A mix of cooperation and conflict resulted from the relationship between pastoralists and farmers. Pastoralists’ military-related artifacts suggest that they may have come into conflict with farming societies; however, in other cases, pastoralists traded goods with farmers in a cooperative relationship.