Which of the following points about dairy farming are correct?

A. Highly capital intensive
B. High yield per acre of land
C. Highly labour intensive
D. Mainly practised near urban and industrial centers

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, C, D only

The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C, D only

Dairy is the most advanced and efficient type of rearing of milch animals. It is highly capital intensive (A). Animal sheds, storage facilities for fodder, feeding and milching machines add to the cost of dairy farming. Special emphasis is laid on cattle breeding, health care and veterinary services.

It is highly labour intensive (C) as it involves rigorous care in feeding and milching. There is no off season during the year as in the case of crop raising. It is practised mainly near urban and industrial centres which provide neighbourhood market for fresh milk and dairy products (D). The development of transportation, refrigeration, pasteurisation and other preservation processes have increased the duration of storage of various dairy products. There are three main regions of commercial dairy farming. The largest is North Western Europe the second is Canada and the third belt includes South Eastern Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania.

High yield per acre of land has no relation with dairy farming (B).