Research, Policy and Practice
Table 4 Percentage of nomad farms using different chemicals, sources of feed, type of grazing land and feeding method
From: An investigation of organic sheep and goat production by nomad pastoralists in southern Iran
Items | Percentage |
|---|---|
Farms using chemicals | Â |
 Fertilizers | 0 |
 Pesticides | 0 |
 Others | 0 |
Source of feed | Â |
 Rangeland | 85 |
 Stubbles, agriculture residues, etc. | 15 |
 Use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) | 0 |
 GMO derivatives | 0 |
 Minerals, vitamins and pro-vitamins | 0 |
Source of lamb and kid feed | Â |
 Colostrum and maternal milk | 100 |
 Powdered milk | 0 |
Type of grazing land | Â |
 Open grassland | 38 |
 Tree covered | 23 |
 Bush/shrub and stone covered | 39 |
Feeding method | Â |
 Free-range grazing | 100 |
 Stable | 0 |