ABSTRACT Livestock sector receives a considerable share by small ruminants (sheep & goat) with 85.7 million heads. Sheep (28) and goat (34) breeds in the country reflect valuable diversity in the gene pool. Mainly they are raised for meat with milk production as secondary product. Higher goat population (58 million) compared to the other livestock species indicates its economic importance and adaptation to different agro-ecological zones of the country. Small ruminants share about 57% of the ruminant population and 27% of red meat production (i.e., 2191 thousand tones). Despite diversity among these gene pool, small ruminants are not performing the potential these animals inherit. There are multiple factors which adversely influence small ruminant production like under and imbalanced nutrition, lack of well developed marketing system and disease prevention, etc. and thereby hijacks is the real profit associated with this enterprise. This paper briefly highlights the potential of small ruminants, possible constrains to their production and probable remedies to abate these threats.
Sarwar, M., Shahzad, M., & Nisa, M. (2010). Small Ruminant Production in Pakistan. Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goats Sciences, 5(1), 1-10. doi: 10.21608/ejsgs.2010.27075
MLA
M. Sarwar; M. Aasif Shahzad; M. Nisa. "Small Ruminant Production in Pakistan". Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goats Sciences, 5, 1, 2010, 1-10. doi: 10.21608/ejsgs.2010.27075
HARVARD
Sarwar, M., Shahzad, M., Nisa, M. (2010). 'Small Ruminant Production in Pakistan', Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goats Sciences, 5(1), pp. 1-10. doi: 10.21608/ejsgs.2010.27075
VANCOUVER
Sarwar, M., Shahzad, M., Nisa, M. Small Ruminant Production in Pakistan. Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goats Sciences, 2010; 5(1): 1-10. doi: 10.21608/ejsgs.2010.27075
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