Present position and recommendations for livestock production in Northern Areas
Present position and recommendations for livestock production in Northern Areas
Sultan Maqsood Khan
ABSTRACT
Livestock Production is the biggest land use in Northern
Areas. There is a great variety of rangelands including
foot-hill ranges, dry temperate ranges and alpine
pastures. In cultivated fields shaftal, Lucerne,
aftermath of agricultural crops, fodder trees and leaf
fall of fruit trees are important sources of livestock
feed. The availability of winter feed is a limiting
factor in the production of livestock. In Northern Areas
100,125 metric tonnes of air dry feed is available
annually against a requirement of 1,212,439 metric
tonnes. The harvesting and storage practices are faulty.
Soil erosion is common on steep slopes. Scare scientific
data is available and no organization for the management
of rangelands exists. The livestock breeds, disease
control and marking are primitive. The important
recommendations given include comprehensive survey,
formation of grazing cooperatives, preparation of range
management plans, chopping of maize stalks, harvesting
of grass at boot stage, seeding and planting of
desirable adaptable species, soil and water
conservation, range suitability classification, crossing
local cattle with yak, preventive medication, increasing
off takes and extension practices.
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September 1985
Vol. 35, Iss. 3
