Ruminant Production: Importance and Products of Ruminant Production (Part 3)
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- Importance and Products of Ruminant Production
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Training Institute For Technical Instruction(TITI) Sanothimi- Bhaktapur, Nepal Importance of Ruminant production Food and nutrition security source of protein through the consumption of milk, milk products and meat. Sources of manure Farmyard manure is being prepared by the slurry from shed and dung of animals. The dung of animals is used to enrich the soil fertility. Sources of draught power
In the hills and the mountains, yaks, donkey, mules, sheep and goats are used to transport goods. In the Terai, bullocks and buffalo bulls pull carts and tilling the field. 05/26/2017 Krishna Aryal
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Training Institute For Technical Instruction(TITI) Sanothimi- Bhaktapur, Nepal Sources of hide and skin Livestock hide and skin are valuable income source from industries and forein currency. Sources of wool and hair Sheep wool and hair are used to make high value pashmina and generate high income source of foreign currency. Sources of cash:
Milk and meat is considered as a cash product for farmer as it is being sold morning and evening daily. Live animals can be sold, small ruminants are considered as liquid assets. 05/26/2017 Krishna Aryal
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Training Institute For Technical Instruction(TITI) Sanothimi- Bhaktapur, Nepal Sentiment/religious value: Cow worshipped as god(Laxmi) The Hindu's sacred Panchamrit is made by milk products is required to perform religious work. Even every time before cooking, the kitchen is made sacred and clean by cow-dung. Biogas utilization Biogas is the alternate source of energy for cooking and lightning the village.
Dung is decomposed and changed in the form of methane which is inflammable 05/26/2017 Krishna Aryal
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Training Institute For Technical Instruction(TITI) Sanothimi- Bhaktapur, Nepal Efficient utlization of agriculture by products Crop residues, kitchen wastes can be better utilized as source of feed to the ruminants for efficient conversion into milk and meat products Employment Ruminant Production labour for completion of daily work. Livestock has created the employment in each household. Globalization
Ruminant production has important trade and marketing impact at family, community, national and global levels. 05/26/2017 Krishna Aryal
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Training Institute For Technical Instruction(TITI) Sanothimi- Bhaktapur, Nepal Scope and opportunities of Ruminant Production Agro-climatic variation (terai- cattle, Hill- goats, Mountains- Sheep) Varied fodder and forages can be cultivated High Demand Greater demand of milk and meat products- Increasing population, urbanization Nutritional awareness among the citizens Employment crisis
Ruminant production and associated enterprises can be the better option to solve the unemployment problem. 05/26/2017 Krishna Aryal
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Training Institute For Technical Instruction(TITI) Sanothimi- Bhaktapur, Nepal Development of Infrastructure Rural road, electrification, communication Technological advancement Breeding improvement, chilling vats for storage, machinery and equipments for value addition Government Prioritized sector Subsidies to the farmers Value chain and co-operative marketing 05/26/2017 Krishna Aryal
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Training Institute For Technical Instruction(TITI) Sanothimi- Bhaktapur, Nepal Importance of Ruminant production Food and nutrition security source of protein through the consumption of milk, milk products and meat. Sources of manure Farmyard manure is being prepared by the slurry from shed and dung of animals. The dung of animals is used to enrich the soil…
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- Ruminant Production — Part 1
- Ruminant Production — Part 2
- Ruminant Production — Part 3
- Ruminant Production — Part 4
- Ruminant Production — Part 5
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