Monday, July 9, 2012

Know about Livestock Farming

Livestock are domesticated animals raised in an agricultural field to produce goods such as food, fiber and labor. To achieve profits, livestock are generally raised. Raising animals or an animal husbandry is a component of modern agriculture. In this livestock many animals are covered for raising but in reality it is usually taken to mean four-legged stock.. so poultry is excluded from this type of farming.

Livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, buffalo, and camels and also raising of birds commercially for meat or eggs (that is chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, and squabs) is treated separately.

Even bees are raised for their honey. Fishes of all kinds are raised on fish farms. Livestock gives us not only meat, eggs and milk but also it gives us to use the skins(leather) and hair of some animals for blankets, clothing, brushes and shoes. And some of the livestock organs are used for medicines like insulin. Buttons, combs, glue and knives are made from hoofs and horns. Animals manure will be used to make plants grow better.

Dairy cows found in the Dairy Farm and chickens found on the Poultry Farming but both were separated because they are a large part of livestock and requires more space.

Livestock farming is well planned because farmers design their herds by deciding which features are good ones. Farmers will combine the good family cow with a good family bull to make a calf that has qualities of both the cow as well as bull.

Monday, July 2, 2012

How To Wash Bed Sheets?

Many people rest on a bed to refresh. It is necessary that your bed is very clean otherwise you won't have a good sleep or good nap during the night or afternoon nap. As we all know that a good sleep will always give energy to the persons. Sometimes bed sheets often become yellowish because the fabric absorbs sweat or oil's released by the body.

Make sure that your bed sheets have been properly washed to make them maximize comfort, soft, fresh and cleanliness by following below steps.

Before you wash any bed sheets, check the label whether it needs any special considerations while washing. You can wash on your own at your home. However, most of the bed sheets do not require special wash but some fabrics need special washes.

Then, find out the affected areas on the bed sheets and apply a vinegar and water solution. This is called as a pre-treatment given to the bed sheet.

Load these bed sheets in the wash machine by adding a quality detergent powder with the use setting hottest water mode. This would clean and kill the germs or dust mites present in the bed sheet. Never set at too hot mode water setting because the bad sheets may shrink or fade. Like this wash at least once in two weeks. Before putting into the machine, separate the light and dark colored sheets because they may bleed into each other.

Dry the bed sheets by hanging them outside. Sunshine is a natural disinfectant and helps brighten whites.