Title
Numbers and Fattening Level of Livestock in Western Big Pamir (2006-2016)
Author(s)
Ostrowski, Stephane; Rajabi, Ali Madad
Published
2017
Abstract
This report presents the results of annual livestock counts carried out in September and October 2017 in the west of Big Pamir by WCS Afghanistan’s Ecological Monitoring Team. Analysis of livestock count results categorized according to settlements / grazing areas were not included in this report, but will have added significance after several more years of monitoring. The observed demographic trends since 2006 have already been discussed in previous reports in the frame of sustainable rural livelihoods and landscape conservation (Ostrowski and Rajabi 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017). The present report briefly discusses results collected in 2017 and compares them with previous census results. In addition the report presents, quantitative measurements of the fat deposition (i.e. fattening performance) in a random sample of sheep that grazed the traditional pastures of western Big Pamir in summer 2017.
Full Citation
Ostrowski, S. and A. Madad Rajabi (2017).Numbers and Fattening Level of Livestock in Western Big Pamir (2006-2016). Wildlife Conservation Society, Afghanistan.
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