Reasonable grazing schedule of Yak to improve Milk yield and Meat quality of Yak

The grazing schedule of yaks varies according to the types of yak herds and different seasons. The general principle is: "early in summer and autumn, late in winter and spring", in order to facilitate feeding, fat capture and improve milk production and meat quality.

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1. Grazing in summer and autumn. The main task of grazing in summer and autumn is to increase the milk yield of yaks, do a good job of fattening and breeding, so that the yaks to be slaughtered will be out of the pen before winter, and other yaks will lay a good foundation for overwintering and spring. After entering summer and autumn, when the yak herd moves to the pasture in summer and autumn, the suitable daily itinerary is 10-15 km, grazing while moving forward.

In summer and autumn, it is necessary to graze early and return to grazing late, so as to prolong the grazing time and let yaks feed more. The hot noon allows the yaks to lie down and regurgitate in a cool place. After coming out of grazing, grazing gradually shifts to alpine pastures with cool ventilation and good forage quality, and yaks can be allowed to feed again on the pastures that had been grazed the day before. Yak just out of grazing strong hunger, the selection of forage grass is not strict, poor palatability of forage grass can also be eaten to reduce the waste of forage grass. Grazing in better quality pastures, it is necessary to control the yak herd, make the yak horizontal team feed, ensure that each yak can fully feed, and avoid running trampling on the grass or uneven feeding.

Grazing in summer and autumn should change the pasture in time, make yak manure evenly distributed on the pasture, at the same time reduce the trampling of yak on the pasture, especially around the enclosure, improve vegetation, increase forage yield and reduce pest infection.

The settlement should be relocated when the distance between the settlement and the pasture is more than 2 km, so as to reduce the number of times of grazing per day, the time of returning to grazing and the physical exertion of yaks. The yaks with calves for lactation should be moved once every 10 days and their pastures should be changed every 3-5 days. Grazing should be carried out according to the plan, and it is not advisable to drive the grass or grab the grassland, so as not to drive the yaks to run for good grass every day, which is not conducive to the health of yaks and the development of pastures.

Yak grazing

2. Grazing in winter and spring. Keeping fat and protecting fetus are the main tasks of grazing in winter and spring, to prevent yak from being weak, to make yak survive winter and spring safely, to produce pregnant yak safely, and to improve the survival rate of calves.

Grazing late in winter and spring, coming home early, making full use of warm noon grazing and letting yaks drink water. Choose distant slopes and shady mountains in sunny days, near grazing in windy and snowy days, and sheltered depressions or bays. The grazing yak herd marched downwind. Pregnant yaks avoid grazing on ice beaches and cannot drink water in the morning and on an empty stomach. In winter and spring, yaks should be grazed in remote pastures, mountains and slopes without snow, and the grazing time in winter and spring near the settlement can be postponed appropriately. There are many snowstorms in winter and spring, so we should pay attention to the weather forecast and return to grazing in time.

In pastures with poor quality or uneven distribution of forage, loose grazing is adopted to let yaks relatively disperse and graze freely in the pasture, so that each yak can eat more forage in a larger area. Yaks are the weakest in winter and spring. In addition to herd grazing, yaks should also be given supplementary feeding in areas where conditions permit. Especially in blizzard days, severe cooling and cold do serious harm to weak yaks. Generally, grazing should be stopped and supplementary feeding should be made in sheds to make yaks survive the winter and spring safely.