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A herder or herdsman is a pastoralism worker responsible for herding, i.e., the care and management of a herd or flock of , usually on open pasture. It is particularly associated with nomadic or transhumant management of stock, or with common land grazing. The work is often done either on foot or riding animal.
Depending on the type of animal being herd, the English language can give different professional names, for example, cowboy for cows, shepherd for sheep, or goatherd for goat.
Grassland degradation has been an issue. Herding communities and their leaders have taken steps to reach a consensus about sustainable grazing practices. These include developing the community political organization to enforce commitments to seasonal rotational grazing.
By livestock type
Cows
There are numerous regional types of cow herder, many with a specific name; these include the stockman of Australia, the buttero, campino, csikós, gardian and gulyás in Europe, the Cowboy, charro, cowboy and vaquero in North America, and the gaucho, huaso, llanero, morochuco and of South America.
Goats
Sheep
Other
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