Draught animals are economically important, but their maintenance involves both risk and capital expenditure to the owner. Their outputs include livestock products as well as increased crop yields and transport facilities. Because of their importance and the demands made upon them, draught animals deserve good care and attention. This will help reduce the risk of loss and make them a more acceptable and reliable innovation. Draught cows in particular require high levels of husbandry input if their overall productivity is not to suffer.Considerable research has been done on technical aspects of draught animal use such as nutritional requirements, work output and the design of implements. Husbandry aspects and constraints to the adoption, integration and sustained use of draught animals in farming systems have received less attention. Similarly, draught cows and the effect of work on their production have been considered only recently.This paper reviews research findings relevant to draught animal husbandry. The husbandry of male and female draught animals is considered and suggestions are made for further research
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