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close this book Animal husbandry: Animal diseases; How animals reproduce
close this folder Selling animals
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Animals are sold for breeding.

We saw that it is very important to have good breeding animals (see pages 18 and 19).

Animals of a good breed that have good parents can be sold at a high price.

Modern farmers are ready to spend money to buy a good sire to improve their herd.