The document discusses the importance of livestock management in Pakistan, noting that the livestock sector contributes significantly to the country's economy and rural employment. It provides details on the role and contributions of the dairy, meat, and poultry industries, as well as common livestock management practices. The document also outlines challenges facing Pakistan's livestock resources, including climate, breeding methods, healthcare, and facilities.

2. Importance of Livestock
Management
Livestock Sector occupies a unique position in the
socio-economic development of the country. It also
plays important role in the rural economy as
supplementing family incomes and generating gainful
employment in the rural population, particularly
among the landless laborers, small and marginal
farmers and women. 30-35 million rural populations
is engaged in livestock raising, having household
holdings of 2-3 cattle/ buffalo and 5-6 sheep/ goat
per family which help them to drive 30-40% of their
income from liestock

3. • Dairy, Meat and Poultry sector are considerable
major sector of livestock. Livestock contributes
approximately 55.1 % to the agriculture value
added and 11.6% to national GDP during 2010-
12. Gross Value Added of the livestock sector at
constant factor cost has increased from Rs 672
Billion (2010-11) to Rs 700 Billion (2011-12)
showing an increase of 4.0 percent as compared
to previous year.
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4. • Role of poultry sector in Livestock economy
• Poultry is 2nd largest industry of Pakistan. This sector generates
employment (direct/indirect) and income for about 1.5 million
people. The poultry sector is one of the most organized and vibrant
segments of the agriculture industry of Pakistan. Its contribution in
agriculture and livestock is 6.4% and 11.5 % respectively. Poultry
meat contributes 28.5% of the total meat production in country.
Poultry sector includes domestic /rural and commercial poultry. In
domestic poultry include cocks, hens, chicken, and their products
i.e. eggs and meat. Commercial poultry include layers, broilers, and
their products i.e. egg and meat.
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5. • Importance
• 1. Motor power. Animals are used as motor power for agricultural
operations. They transport agricultural products from one place to
another. They contribute nearly 70% of motor power in agricultural
operations.
• 2. Nutritional food. The livestock provides nutritional food such as milk
meat eggs, butter, cheese for human beings.
• 3. Raw material for domestic industry. Livestock sub-sector is vital for the
economy as it provides essential raw material such as hides, skins wool
animal hair bones for some of the domestic industries like carpets, rugs,
leather, footwear etc.
• 4. Contribution in exports. Some of the animal-by-products and their
manufactures are exported to other countries. Their percentage share in
visible exports is around 13%.
• 5. Contribution to GDP. Livestock sub-sector contributes about 10.3% to
GDP

6. • Livestock Resources.
• The livestock population in Pakistan consists of
buffaloes, cattle, goats, poultry, camels, donkeys,
horses, mules. The quality of livestock and its
products compared to the developed countries of
the world is poor. The basic reasons for the poor
quality of animals and their by products are:
• (1) the tropical climate (2) primitive breeding
methods (3) lack of proper care (4)lack of medical
facilities, research centers (5) poor marketing
facilities and (6)insufficient breading farms

7. • FISHERIES
• Fishery is also a sub-sector of agriculture. Its playing a
significant role in the national economy by reducing
pressure on demand for mutton, brief and poultry. It
contributes on an average about 0.3% to the total GDP and
1.3% to agriculture. It is estimated that about 400 thousand
fishermen and their families are dependent upon the
fisheries for their livelihood. Fisheries is the main economic
activity of the coastal bell of Sindh and Baluchistan.
• The Government of Pakistan is now making every effort to
improve fisheries sector. These include strengthening of
infrastructure facilities, introduction of aquaculture
techniques, improvement in post harvest techniques; up
gradation of economic conditions of the fishermen etc

8. Instructions: Match the terms with the correct
defination.
1.------------------------------ Docking A. Administering microorganisms to increase
immunity to a particular disease
2.-------------------------Vaccination B. To remove or prevent the growth of horns
3.-----------------------Shearing C. Methods used to label livestock
4.------------- identification D. Removal of a portion of the tail
5.--------- Dehorning E. To cut or clip the hair or wool

9. Management Practices
Practice Cattle Sheep Goats Poultry
Casteration
removing the testes to prevent unwanted
breeding, leads to better meat, and results in
less fi ghting and aggressive behavior among
males
X X X
Dehorning- to remove or prevent the growth of
horns to protect humans and other animals
from being injured
X X X
Vaccination- administering microorganisms to
increase immunity to a particular disease
X X X X
Identifi cation- method used to label
livestock for the purpose of individual
Recognition Examples: ear tag, tattoo, ear
notch, brands, electronic id, neck chains,
nose prints
X X X X

10. Management Practices contd
Practice Cattle Sheep Goats Poultry
Docking- Removal of a portion of the tail to
prevent the anus from becoming dirty possibly
resulting in disease
X
Debeaking- to remove the tip of the upper
mandible to prevent cannibalism and fi ghting
X
Shearing- to cut or clip the hair or wool X