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Feed balanced
- Available information suggests that more than 50% of the total ruminant livestock are found in the hills (53%), where the feed deficit is serious (56%), while about 1/3rd of livestock in the terai (34%) has the feed deficit of about 42%.
- Only 13% of the total population is found in the mountains, where the feed is surplus (26%).
- By development region, all four regions keep an almost equal number of ruminant livestock.
|
Region |
Total ruminant livestock |
Feed deficiency/ Surplus |
|
Hill |
53% |
-56% |
|
Terai |
34% |
-42% |
|
Mountain |
13% |
+26% |
Reflective situation about feeds
- Livestock in Nepal are feed deficit by over 3 million MT per annum.
- At least 500g of dry matter will be required for each additional little of milk production.
- At least 8-10 kg of dry matter will be required for each kg of meat production.
- Feed particularly in the form of fodder is the major factor limiting livestock productivity in Nepal. It is also because when animals are underfed, they unquestionably get more susceptible to disease and parasites.
