Livestock

Extension and NARC have hard copies of various materials. ILRI chicken manual (To be released Feb 14) fangrpk.org FAO FFS goats UC Davis poultry fact sheets

Problems and Opportunities. The major challenge is livestock production is the overall low profitability of raising and selling livestock. The opportunities are to identify and provide opportunities along the value chain for both Dairy cattle and Small ruminants (goats and poultry). Improving fodder sources will improve animal productivity.

Facts Sheets for Cattle and Buffalo

General	Cows and Calving
Ruminant digestion (#1) Fact sheet (ILRI - 665 KB) Urdu (ILRI 489 KB) Body scoring (#9) Fact sheet (ILRI - 251 KB) Urdu (ILRI 427 KB)	Heifer management (#3) Fact sheet (ILRI - 486 KB) Urdu (ILRI 332 KB) Dry cows (mastitis, condition, nutrition) (#7) Management Fact sheet (ILRI - 216 KB) Urdu (ILRI 291 KB) Signs of cows in heat (#4) Fact sheet (ILRI - 371 KB) Urdu (ILRI 333 KB) Calving (#5) Fact sheet (ILRI - 486 KB) Urdu (ILRI 458 KB) Calf management (#2) Fact sheet (ILRI KB) Urdu (ILRI KB)
Dairy Management - Cows	Dairy Management - Milking
Fresh Cow problems - Milk fever and Bloat (#6) Fact sheet (ILRI - 281 KB) Urdu (ILRI 409 KB) Mastitis (#8) Fact sheet (ILRI - 291 KB) Urdu (ILRI 364 KB) Water for cattle and buffaloes (#12) Fact sheet (ILRI - 270 KB) Urdu (296 KB)	How to milk (#10) Fact sheet (ILRI - 431 KB) Urdu (ILRI 282 KB) How to produce clean milk (#11) Fact sheet (ILRI - 257 KB) Urdu (ILRI 305 KB)

Goats

• Artificial insemination Brochure (ILRI - 243 KB)

Poultry

• Fact sheet link (UC Davis)
• Village Chicken Manual (ACIAR 4.7 MB)
• ILRI chicken manual (To be released Feb 14)
• School Poultry curriculum Manual (7.7.MB) (UC Davis)

Other sources of information

• Provincial depart Ag Extension and NARC - some on-line plus hard copies of various materials.
• FAnGR
• FAO FFS goats
• Cactus emerge as food source Link