Range management 1.4
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Livestock play an important role in agriculture by contributing over 14% to Nepal's GDP and over 24% to agricultural GDP. They are economically important as they produce milk, meat, and wool. Culturally, some livestock are worshipped for religious purposes and they also provide draft power by pulling carts. Livestock provide fuel through dried dung and biogas and are kept as recreational pets. However, livestock farming also has some limitations such as being labor intensive, facing cultural and religious taboos, requiring large grazing lands, having high initial costs, and competing for food with humans.
Range management 1.4
- 1. RANGE MANAGEMENT B.Sc. Final Year 1st Semester Credit Hours: 2 Full Marks: 50(TH: 40 & PR.10) By: Deepak Gautam
- 2. 1.4 IMPORTANCE OF LIVESTOCK Agricultural production Play key role in agricultural production (Livestock : > 14% of National GDP and >24% of Agriculture GDP (NPC, 1993) Economic importance Production of milk, meat and wool Cultural importance Worship for religious purposes Draft power Pulling carts and carrying goods and things Provides fuel Dried dung and biogas. Recreational values: Keeping dog, cats, rabbits etc.
- 3. Limitation of livestock Farming Laborious Job Cultural and religious taboos Needs huge amount of grass land Huge amount of initial costs Competition with food of human Breakout of diseases References: Uppadhya M., 2010. Teaching Materials on Range Management WME, For B.Sc. Forestry, IOF, Pokhara. Manandhar, P.P., 2059. Teaching Materials on Range Management WME, For B.Sc. Forestry, IOF, Pokhara. MFCS, 2002: Nepal Biodiversity strategy, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation. Nepal Yozon P. Undated: Biodiversity Conservation of Rangeland Resources Nepal GPO Box 2448, Kathmandu, Nepal LDO, 2008: Livestock Production and Management System, Livestock Development Office, Pokhara Stoddart, Smith, Box, 1975: Range Management, McGraw Hill Book Campany