FINAL REPORT
FINAL REPORT
FINAL REPORT
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Mobile Animal Husbandry<br />
The most important livelihood base of Khovd sum’s population is mobile animal husbandry.<br />
In 2005, 558 out of total 866 households were registered as herders and most households<br />
owned at least a smallamount of livestock (KASY 2005). Fig. 45 illustrates the development<br />
of livestock numbers in Khovd sum. It shows a decrease in the beginning of the 1990s caused<br />
by outmigration of herders to Kazakhstan, followed by an increase. After 1997 recurring zud<br />
and drought caused the death of thousands of livestock. However, herds have recovered in<br />
recent years mainly due to more favourable climatic conditions and rising numbers of goats.<br />
140,000<br />
Camel Horses Cattle Sheep Goats Total<br />
120,000<br />
100,000<br />
Livestock<br />
80,000<br />
60,000<br />
40,000<br />
20,000<br />
0<br />
1983<br />
1985<br />
1987<br />
1989<br />
1991<br />
1993<br />
1995<br />
1997<br />
1999<br />
2001<br />
2003<br />
2005<br />
Year<br />
Figure45:Livestock Development andComposition, Khovd sum (1983-2005)<br />
Source: Statistics provided by the aimag administration<br />
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