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==Husbandry==
[[File:Sarlyk Yak2.jpg |thumb| A Tibetan yak in Russia]]▼
Domesticated yaks have been kept for thousands of years, primarily for their milk, [[Yak fiber|fibre]] (wool), and meat, and as [[Working animal|beasts of burden]]. Their dried droppings are an important fuel, used all over Tibet, and are often the only fuel available on the high, treeless [[Tibetan Plateau]]. Yaks transport goods across mountain passes for local farmers and traders and are an attraction for climbing and trekking expeditions: "Only one thing makes it hard to use yaks for long journeys in barren regions. They will not eat [[grain]], which could be carried on the journey. They will starve unless they can be brought to a place where there is grass."<ref>Golden Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 16 p. 1505b. Rockefeller Center, NY: [[Golden Press]] (1959).</ref> They also are used to draw [[plough]]s.<ref name="bhutanyaks">{{cite web|url=http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/jbs/pdf/JBS_02_01_04.pdf|title=Economy of Yak Herders|last=Gyamtsho|first=Pema}}</ref> Yaks' milk is often processed to a cheese called ''[[chhurpi]]'' in Tibetan and Nepali languages, and ''[[Mongolian cuisine|byaslag]]'' in Mongolia. [[Yak butter|Butter made from yaks' milk]] is an ingredient of the [[butter tea]] that Tibetans consume in large quantities,<ref>[http://www.flavorandfortune.com/dataaccess/article.php?ID=205 Tibet and Tibetan Foods]. Flavorandfortune.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-19.</ref> and is also used in lamps and made into [[butter sculpture]]s used in religious festivities.<ref>[http://www.webexhibits.org/butter/countries-tibet.html Yaks, butter & lamps in Tibet], webexhibits.org</ref>
[[File:Yak racing.jpg|thumb|right|[[Yak racing]]]]▼
===Outside the Himalayas===
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==Customs==
▲[[File:Yak racing.jpg|thumb|right|[[Yak racing]]]]
In Nepal, there is an annual festival held to drink the fresh blood of yak in the belief that it cures varieties of diseases such as gastritis, [[jaundice]] and body strain.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.3167/np.2007.110204| volume = 11| issue = 2| pages = 57–85| last1 = Degen| first1 = Allan A.| last2 = Kam| first2 = Michael| last3 = Pandey| first3 = Shambhu B.| last4 = Upreti| first4 = Chet R.| last5 = Pandey| first5 = Sanjeev| last6 = Regmi| first6 = Prajwal| title = Transhumant Pastoralism in Yak Production in the Lower Mustang District of Nepal| journal = Nomadic Peoples| date = 2007-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = People flock to Mustang to drink yak blood| access-date = 2021-06-07| url = https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2016/04/23/people-flock-in-mustang-to-drink-yak-blood}}</ref> The fresh blood is extracted from the neck of a yak without killing it. The cut is healed after the ceremony is over.<ref>{{cite web| title = Festival to drink Yak blood begins in Nepal| work = Hindustan Times| access-date = 2021-06-07| date = 2008-07-20| url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/festival-to-drink-yak-blood-begins-in-nepal/story-sbE82I3UCI6YoC2eCN7cCK.html}}</ref> The ritual is believed to be originated in Tibet and [[Mustang District|Mustang]].<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0971-751X| last = Ians| title = Nepal now sees blood drinking festival| work = The Hindu| location = Kathmandu| access-date = 2021-06-07| date = 2010-03-11| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/Nepal-now-sees-blood-drinking-festival/article16559874.ece}}</ref>▼
In parts of Tibet and Karakorum, [[yak racing]] is a form of entertainment at traditional festivals and is considered an important part of their culture. More recently, sports involving domesticated yaks, such as [[yak skiing]] or [[yak polo]], are being marketed as tourist attractions in South Asian countries, including in [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], Pakistan.{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}
▲In Nepal, there is an annual festival held to drink the fresh blood of yak in the belief that it cures varieties of diseases such as gastritis, [[jaundice]] and body strain.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.3167/np.2007.110204| volume = 11| issue = 2| pages = 57–85| last1 = Degen| first1 = Allan A.| last2 = Kam| first2 = Michael| last3 = Pandey| first3 = Shambhu B.| last4 = Upreti| first4 = Chet R.| last5 = Pandey| first5 = Sanjeev| last6 = Regmi| first6 = Prajwal| title = Transhumant Pastoralism in Yak Production in the Lower Mustang District of Nepal| journal = Nomadic Peoples| date = 2007-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = People flock to Mustang to drink yak blood| access-date = 2021-06-07| url = https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2016/04/23/people-flock-in-mustang-to-drink-yak-blood}}</ref> The fresh blood is extracted from the neck of a yak without killing it. The cut is healed after the ceremony is over.<ref>{{cite web| title = Festival to drink Yak blood begins in Nepal| work = Hindustan Times| access-date = 2021-06-07| date = 2008-07-20| url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/festival-to-drink-yak-blood-begins-in-nepal/story-sbE82I3UCI6YoC2eCN7cCK.html}}</ref> The ritual is believed to be originated in Tibet and [[Mustang District|Mustang]].<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0971-751X| last = Ians| title = Nepal now sees blood drinking festival| work = The Hindu| location = Kathmandu| access-date = 2021-06-07| date = 2010-03-11| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/Nepal-now-sees-blood-drinking-festival/article16559874.ece}}</ref>
==Gallery==
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File:LitangMonastery.jpg|Train of pack yaks at Litang monastery in [[Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture]], Sichuan, China
File:Yaks still provide the best way to plow fields in Tibet.jpg|Yaks plowing fields in Tibet
▲File:Sarlyk Yak2.jpg | A Tibetan yak in Russia
File:YakRace.jpg|Yaks in [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], Pakistan
File:四川 阿坝 白牦牛 - panoramio.jpg|Domestic yak in [[Mao County]], China
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