Sustainable Livestock Production in the Mountain Agro-ecosystem of Nepal, Issue 105

altitude animal feed animal production Annual areas bariland Baruwal Border Leicester cattle and buffalo compost cropping patterns crossbred cultivated DFAMS Dhankuta diseases erosion estimated exotic breeds extension farmers farming systems fodder trees forage forest resources Forestry Gandaki goats Government of Nepal grass green manuring Gurung Hampshire chickens hills and mountains hills of Nepal improved increase indigenous Joshi Kage Karki Kaski Kathmandu Khari khetland LAC Technical Paper lambing large ruminants legumes litter livestock Livestock Development livestock production Lumle Agricultural Centre maize Majesty's Government manure meat production milk production mt/ha Nepalese nutrients nutrition P.O. Box Pakhribas Agricultural Centre pasture Paudel plant Pokhara Polworth population potential poultry Pradhan presented in Table programmes protein Rajbhandari reared reported rice Sakini sheep and goats Shrestha Sinhal small ruminants soil fertility Source species Sthapit Subedi sustainable Terai terrace risers traditional transhumance village wool production yield