4. Fodders in Pakistan
In Pakistan, as in many other parts of Asia, natural pastures form the basis of ruminant production in terms of nutrition. Natural pastures include annual and perennial species of grasses, shrubs and trees. The type and quality of natural pastures found in a given area will depend on local ecological and climatic conditions. Generally, natural pastures are able to support animal productivity in the rainy season without any problems. However, in the dry season these pastures can hardly maintain the animals as most of the feed resources at this time of the year are of very low nutritive quality. This is because the quality of natural pastures, particularly grass species tend to vary with the season.
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