Ranch
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A ranch is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to the practice of ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle or sheep for meat or wool. The word most often applies to livestock-raising operations in Mexico, the Western United States and Western Canada, though there are ranches in other areas. People who own or operate a ranch are called ranchers, cattlemen, or stockgrowers. Ranching is also a method used to raise less common livestock such as elk, American bison or even ostrich, emu, and alpaca.
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See also
- Animal husbandry
- Garden tools
- Estancia
- Ranch school
- Holistic management
- Homestead (buildings)
- Intensive animal farming#Cattle
- List of Ranches and Stations
- Movie ranch
- Pastoralism
- Ranch-style house
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