Ranching

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Ranching

Ranching (pronunciation: /ˈran(t)SHiNG/) is a method of raising livestock across extensive areas, typically involving large-scale production of beef, mutton, wool, leather, and other products.

Etymology

The term "ranching" is derived from the Spanish word rancho, which means a small farm or settlement. The practice of ranching began in Spain and was later brought to the Americas by Spanish settlers.

Related Terms

  • Livestock: Domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.
  • Pasture: Land used for grazing.
  • Rangeland: Land on which the indigenous vegetation is predominantly grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, or shrubs suitable for grazing or browsing use.
  • Cattle: Large domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos.
  • Sheep: A species of domesticated ruminant mammal, a subspecies of the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia, used for its wool, milk, and meat.
  • Wool: The textile fiber obtained from sheep and other animals, including cashmere and mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, hide and fur clothing from bison, angora from rabbits, and other types of wool from camelids.

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