Working animal
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A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks. Some are used for their physical strength or for transportation, while others are service anim
Traditional farming methods using oxen
A bullock team hauling wool in New South Wales
The horse-drawn winch of a former limestone quarry (France)
A pack llama
Agriculture
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Agriculture is the practice of cultivating the soil, planting, raising, and harvesting both food and non-food crops, as well as livestock production. Broader definitions also include forestry and aqua
Modern agriculture: a center pivot irrigation system on a field
Centres of origin, as numbered by Nikolai Vavilov in the 1930s Area 3 is no longer recognized as a center of origin. New Guinea (area P) was identified more recently.
Agricultural scenes of threshing, a grain store, harvesting with sickles, digging, tree-cutting and ploughing from ancient Egypt. Tomb of Nakht, 15th century BC
Agricultural calendar, c. 1470, from a manuscript of Pietro de Crescenzi