Grasslands of the World.pdf - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

ALICE CARLONI
Grazing management in Mongolia 285
Plate 7.12
Sheep and goats being rounded up for milking .
TABLE 7.7
Cattle , yaks and their hybrids (‘000s).
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 1994
Total cattle and yak 2 634.9 1 950.3 1 905.5 2 107.8 2 397.1 2 848.7 3 005.2
Yak 725.8 561.0 495.6 452.2 554.5 566.9 570.8
Khainag (F1) 73.6 52.4 69.2 69.1 50.7 70.0 56.3
Yak and khainag as % of total 30.3 31.5 29.7 24.7 25.2 22.4 20.9
NOTE: khainag are yak ×cattle crosses.
SOURCE: after Cai Li and Weiner, 1995.
TABLE 7.8
Livestock husbandry patterns.
Species Mating Birth Slaughter
Camels early Dec. – late Feb. late Feb. – mid-May December
Mares mid-May – late Aug. mid-Apr. – late July December
Cows mid-May – late Sep. mid-Mar. – late July December
Yaks early June – late Sep. early Apr. – late May December
Ewes late Sep. – late Dec. late Feb. – mid-May Nov. – Dec.
Does
SOURCE: Telenged, 1996.
mid-Sep. – mid-Nov. mid-Feb. – mid-Mar. Nov. – Dec.
TABLE 7.9
Average liveweight (kg) of livestock sold to State Abattoirs.
Species 1950 1960 1970 1980 1985
Cattle 242 248 243 217 259
Sheep 37 36 36 33 41
Goats 28 28 28 26 32