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Distinguish between the following practices as used in livestock production: (a) crutching and ringing in sheep management (b)cropping and harvesting in fish farming

Distinguish between the following practices as used in livestock production:
(a) crutching and ringing in sheep management
(b)cropping and harvesting in fish farming

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Distinction between crutching and ringing in sheep management:



v Crutching is the cutting of wool around the external reproductive organs of a female sheep to facilitate mating.



v Ringing is the cutting of wool around the sheath of the penis in rams to facilitate mating.
Distinction between cropping and harvesting in fish farming:



v Cropping is the selective removal of fish of marketable size from the pond



v Harvesting is the removal of all the fish from the pond.
Mohaissack answered the question on October 11, 2017 at 06:29

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