Ans: Livestock:
Livestock rearing plays an important role in the agriculture of Pakistan
Sheep farming is the popular profession of people living in areas where there
are grazing lands. This has a very important role in the economy of the
country. This profession, in difficult times, is a source of support for farmers,
non-farmers and people who do not own land, Bulls are used for ploughing
the land and for transporting crops, Cows, buffaloes, sheep, goats, etc. are
domestic animals. They are reared for milk, butter, ghee and meat. Their
hides are used for manufacturing leather products. The government has
taken many steps and given facilities to promote livestock rearing. For this
purpose a University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences was established in
Lahore. Here the health of animals is taken care of and research carried out
so that healthy animals of good breed can be bred. Other steps taken by the
government include import of animals for reproduction purposes, training of
related people, ending customs duty on livestock and dairy imports, etc.
According to the facts and figures of the Pakistan Economic Survey 2018-19,
the approximate number of farm animals is given below:
| Buffaloes | 40 million |
| Goats | 76.1 million |
| Sheep | 20,9 million |
| Cows | 38 million |
| Camels | 1.1 million |
| Donkeys | 5.4 million |
| horses | 0.4 million |