Animal power

Animal power

  • The average power developed by a pair of bullocks is about 1 hp for farm operations. Bullocks are employed for all types farm work in all seasons. Besides bullocks and buffaloes other animals like camels, horses, donkeys, mules and elephants are also used at some places. The average force a draft animal can exert for farm work is nearly 1/10th of its body weight. A pair of bullocks working in the field is shown in Plate 1.2.
  • The advantages of animal power are easily available, used for all types of work, low initial investment, supplies manures to the field and fuels to farmers and lives on farm produce. The disadvantages of animal power; viz. they are not very efficient, seasons and weather affect the efficiency, cannot work continuously, requires full maintenance when not in use and very slow in doing work.
    Animal power
    Plate : 1.2 A pair of bullocks working in the field
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