Feed Resources, Rangelands and Grasses in Pakistan
Feed Resources, Rangelands and Grasses in Pakistan
Feed Resources, Rangelands and Grasses in Pakistan
AKHTAR NAWAZ
2015-ag-7944
MSc(hons) Animal Nutrition
Rode map
Livestock sector
Available feed resources
Cropping seasons in Pakistan
Feed resources categories
Grasslands and ranges area in
Pakistan
Livestock sector
Livestock sector has shown a growth of
4.0 percent
The growth recorded for the forestry is
6.47 percent
This growth was mainly due to increase
in production of timber in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa ranging from 26.7 to 36.1
thousand cubic meters.
Available feed resources
In Pakistan, nutritional requirements
of animals are mainly met through
fodder crops
Shrubs
grasses on ranges
barren lands
post-harvest fields
agro-industrial by-products.
Contribution of nutrients by feed
categories Livestock are getting
58.8, 23.8, 9.2 and 8.2% of their
dry matter form crop residues,
fodders crops, grazing, grains and
agro-industrial by-products,
respectively
Area (lac ha) production (mt) and yield
(t/ha) of fodder crops in Pakistan
Cropping seasons in Pakistan