Which of the following are features of commercial livestock rearing?

(A) A lot of emphasis is given on breeding, genetic improvement, disease control and health care of the animals.
(B) Focus is on crop cultivation and its marketing.
(C) It is practised on permanent ranches.
(D) They practice transhumance.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) and (C) only

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (C) only

(A) A lot of emphasis is given on breeding, genetic improvement, disease control and health care of the animals. Correct. In commercial livestock rearing, scientific methods are used. Ranch owners invest heavily in selective breeding, veterinary care, and disease control to improve the quality and productivity of livestock.

(B) Focus is on crop cultivation and its marketing. Incorrect. This is not related to livestock rearing. Crop cultivation and marketing are features of commercial farming of crops, not animal husbandry.

(C) It is practised on permanent ranches. Correct. Commercial livestock rearing is usually carried out on large, permanent ranches in countries like the USA, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand, where animals graze and are managed systematically.

(D) They practice transhumance. Incorrect. Transhumance (seasonal migration of herders with their animals in search of pastures) is a feature of nomadic herding, not commercial livestock rearing.