Preparation and utilization of supplemental feeds during cold seasons at herders’ household in Mongolia

摘要

A study was conducted to clarify actual condition of supplemental feeding at herders' households in foreststeppe and steppe areas.The Tuv prefecture(hereinafter referred as T_pref.)located in the forest-steppe and Uvrhangai prefecture(hereinafter referred as U_pref.)located in the steppe were chosen as study sites.A total of 163 herders' households were visited with a questioner during September and October,2010 and asked about the conditions in the last cold seasons.Followings were some of the main questions: 1)types and numbers of animals carried,2)whether the feeds were prepared/supplied,and the types of animals which received the feeds,3)types and amounts of the feeds prepared,and 4)plan on preparation and utilization of the feeds in future.The data of the households which carried cattle more than 50％of total number of animals were excluded.The results indicated that: 1)most of the studied households carried sheep,goats,horses and cattle,and total numbers of the animals per household calculated by livestock unit in Mongolia were more in T_pref.(607 heads)than in U_pref.(442 heads)(p＜0.05); 2)most of the households supplied the feeds to the 4 types of animals; 3)hay and wheat bran were used in more than 80％households; and 4)more than 60％households intended to increase the amounts of hay and wheat bran,and were expected to prepare silage using brewers' grain and commercial mixed feed in T and U_pref.,The overall results emphasize the importance of establishing the feeding management system considering the differences in the situations of the area.