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Differerstiate between Nomadic herding and commercial livestock rearing, stating any five points of distinction.

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(i) Nomadic herding is a primitive subsistance activity. Unlike Nomadic herding commercial livestock rearing is more organized and capital untensive activity.
(ii) The Nomades rely on animals for food, clothing shelter, tools and transport. Whereas, commecial livestock rearing is associated with Western culture.
(iii) Nomadic herders move from one place to another alongwith their livestock. Whereas commercial livestock is practised on permanent ranches where cattle are feared permanently.
(iv) In Nomadism a wide variety of animals are kept in different regions. On the other hand, commercial livestock rearing is a specialized activity in which only one type of animal is reared.
(v) Pastoral nomadism is undertaken either over vast horizontal distances or vertically in the mountain regions. Rearing of animals in ranching is organized on a scientific basis.
(vi) The quality of livestock is very poor in nomadic herding and production is also very poor. Whereas, in commercia Tearing the quality of cattle productivity both are very high.
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