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Bhutan Animal Husbandry
The most common livestock types traditionally and in
the late
1980s, in order of numbers of head, were cattle, poultry,
pigs,
goats, sheep, yaks, and horses. Buffaloes, donkeys, and
mules also
were raised. Although all types of livestock were raised
throughout
the country, cattle tended to predominate in the east and
south,
horses in the east, yaks and pigs in the west, and goats
and
poultry in the south. Milk production stood at 31,000 tons
in 1987.
Development priorities under the Sixth Development Plan
included
livestock crossbreeding, improved animal health care,
increased
individual land ownership, and a better balance between
herd size
and feed availability. As a result of these efforts,
livestock
production increased modestly from 5,000 tons of beef,
veal, pork,
mutton, and lamb in 1980 to 7,000 tons annually by 1987.
Data as of September 1991
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