Resource Utilization Pattern with Special Reference to Fodder and Fuel in Village Shahdarah Sharief, District Rajouri (J&K) | Zendy

Simab Qureshi | Zendy; Shahima Akhter | Zendy; Piyush Malaviya | Zendy

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Resource Utilization Pattern with Special Reference to Fodder and Fuel in Village Shahdarah Sharief, District Rajouri (J&K)

Author(s) -

Simab Qureshi,

Shahima Akhter,

Piyush Malaviya

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

current world environment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2320-8031

pISSN - 0973-4929

DOI - 10.12944/cwe.10.1.27

Subject(s) - fodder , livestock , consumption (sociology) , zoology , toxicology , mathematics , biology , geography , agronomy , forestry , social science , sociology

The present study was conducted to understand fodder and fuel utilization pattern in village Shahdarah Sharief, Rajouri, India. The common fodder types used were green fodder, top feeds, crop residues and tree leaves. The green fodder consumption was found to be highest (16.83 kg/ day/family) while top feed was least utilized (1.10 kg/day/family). The major fuel types fulfilling the energy demand of local people in study area were wood, LPG and dung cake. LPG constituted the major share of consumption (10.7x105 kcal/month) while dung cake consumption was least (3.1x105 kcal/month). The total fuel and fodder consumption in study area was 17.2x10 5 kcal/month and 36.65 kg/day/family, respectively. Livestock population of study area was comprised of cow, bullock, buffalo, he-buffalo, goat and sheep with highest share of buffaloes (43.38%) and lowest of he-buffaloes (4.42%).

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