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Animal Husbandry
Cattle, buffaloes, yak, sheep, goats, pigs, mules and ponies are
the important domestic animals of Sikkim. Poultry birds are also
domesticated in different parts of the state. Buffaloes and cattle are
mainly limited to the tropical humid belt and temperate zone. In the higher
cold areas, Yak is the important animal. Government of Sikkim has
established a separate department of animal husbandry. During
the first three plans the animal husbandry department formulated a scheme
to meet the increasing demand for meat and dairy products, poultry
birds and eggs. Veterinary health services were made available in villages
and like farmers, those interested in animal breeding and poultry farming
were trained at different stations in India. Exotic breeds of sheep that
thrive well under the vagaries of climatic conditions prevailing in Sikkim
were introduced in the state.
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