Question

Differentiate between the following-
Beekeeping and Poultry farming

Answer 1

Beekeeping and Poultry farming are the applications of animal husbandry which are practiced to help in increasing their production and can be practiced by peoples on a large scale or even small scale to meet the needs of the population.

Complete answer:

Beekeeping	Poultry farming
Beekeeping is the maintenance of colonies of bees.	Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds like chickens, ducks, etc.
It is also called apiculture.	It is also called Ranch or valley farming.
It is the process of rearing honey bees.	It is the process of raising domesticated fowl.
Honey bees obtain their food from the nectar of the flower.	Poultry birds obtain their food from the source provided by rearers.
The final product is honey and wax.	The final product is meat and eggs.
The place where bees are kept is known as the apiary or bee yard.	The place where poultry birds are kept is known as a poultry farm or ranch.

There are two methods of poultry farming:
Intensive method – in this method, the birds are kept in a house or sheltered place throughout the day and the night.
Semi-intensive method – in this method, the birds are kept in an open yard during the day and inside the house during the night.

Note: An animal husbandry is a branch of agriculture which is concerned with animals and is used for the production of meat, milk, eggs, honey, etc. The dog was the first wild animal that was domesticated. The word animal husbandry is derived from a verb husband, meaning ‘to manage carefully'. There are various methods of animal husbandry including aquaculture (fish farming), sericulture (silkworm rearing), cuniculture (meat farming), etc.