Assessment of major feed resources and its utilization in Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal / B. Dhakal in Journal of Agriculture and Forestry University, Volume 3 (2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Agriculture and Forestry University > Volume 3 (2019) . - 133-143 p. Title : Assessment of major feed resources and its utilization in Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal Material Type: printed text Authors: B. Dhakal, Author ; S. Subedi, Author ; B. Khanal, Author ; N. R. Devkota, Author Publication Date: 2020 Article on page: 133-143 p. Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Altitude  Dietary Requirement  Carrying Capacity  Rangeland Abstract: An assessment was made about the available feed resources, its utilization pattern, specifically, roughage and concentrate, produced from Manaslu Conservation Area (MCA) of Nepal to formulate the appropriate strategies in satisfying the annual dietary requirements of the livestock covering its present production and management scenarios. A Comparative study was done by employing purposively conducted survey to deduct distribution of forage sources in the area. Findings revealed that natural vegetation, seasonally available crop residues, and dried grasses were major feed resources whereas their contribution to the total supply varied significantly (p conversion and by using primary household data. Finding revealed that farmers allow significantly higher (p of grazing days and hours per day for large ruminants, such as Yak and Chauries compared with small ruminants, such as goats and sheep. The findings also indicated seasonal variation of feed supply whereas January to March is the period of short supply (p supplement for the animals was far below than optimum requirements. These scenarios suggest the need of immediate attention to improve the range productivity in the MCA as the deteriorating situations of the rangelands may raise questions on sustainability of livestock herders Link for e-copy: https://afu.edu.np/sites/default/files/15.%20Assessment%20of%20major%20feed%20re [...] [article] Assessment of major feed resources and its utilization in Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal [printed text] / B. Dhakal, Author ; S. Subedi, Author ; B. Khanal, Author ; N. R. Devkota, Author . - 2020 . - 133-143 p. Languages : English (eng) in Journal of Agriculture and Forestry University > Volume 3 (2019) . - 133-143 p. Keywords: Altitude  Dietary Requirement  Carrying Capacity  Rangeland Abstract: An assessment was made about the available feed resources, its utilization pattern, specifically, roughage and concentrate, produced from Manaslu Conservation Area (MCA) of Nepal to formulate the appropriate strategies in satisfying the annual dietary requirements of the livestock covering its present production and management scenarios. A Comparative study was done by employing purposively conducted survey to deduct distribution of forage sources in the area. Findings revealed that natural vegetation, seasonally available crop residues, and dried grasses were major feed resources whereas their contribution to the total supply varied significantly (p conversion and by using primary household data. Finding revealed that farmers allow significantly higher (p of grazing days and hours per day for large ruminants, such as Yak and Chauries compared with small ruminants, such as goats and sheep. The findings also indicated seasonal variation of feed supply whereas January to March is the period of short supply (p supplement for the animals was far below than optimum requirements. These scenarios suggest the need of immediate attention to improve the range productivity in the MCA as the deteriorating situations of the rangelands may raise questions on sustainability of livestock herders Link for e-copy: https://afu.edu.np/sites/default/files/15.%20Assessment%20of%20major%20feed%20re [...]