There are millions of people all over the world who live in and
rely on the forest. Some of the communities are exclusively living
on livestock resources. Given the importance of the forest and more
so the livestock raising in the forest by pastoralists, a study
entitled "Forest based dairy husbandry practices of Van Gujjars: A
case study in Nainital district," was taken up during 1999-2000 in
Tanda forest range of Nainital district. The case study method with
an anthropological approach was followed. The system of livestock
production was unique in the sense that it was totally dependent on
forest resources with very limited external inputs. Gujjars
preferred natural breeding of the buffaloes but had negative
attitude towards inbreeding . The buffaloes were maintained on
forest grazing, tree fodder, straws and with little concentrate
supplementation. The production level of the buffaloes was good.
The animals were healthy and well adapted to the system while
occasionally veterinarians' advice was sought by them, in case of
emergencies. The milk was sold to the middlemen at a considerable
rate. This low input - low output system of buffalo production
appeared to be sustainable.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
December 2011 |
First published: |
December 2011 |
Authors: |
Tanmay Samajdar
• Mahesh Chander
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
100 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8473-2535-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
3-8473-2535-3 |
Barcode: |
9783847325352 |
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