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Table 1 Description of the pasture sites at two different altitudes selected for the experiment

From: Haematological changes in transhumant Baruwal sheep (Ovis aries) grazing in the western Himalayan mountains in Nepal

Description

Site Aa

Site Bb

Place

Khali

Chandannath

Location

29° 21′ 24.20″ N

29° 17′ 42.05″ N

82° 12′ 21.56″ E

82° 10′ 56.06″ E

Altitude (m.a.s.l.)

3885 m

2431 m

Seasons of observation

Summer

Winter

Stay duration

April/May to Aug./Sept.

Sept./Oct. to March/April

Blood sampling

July 18, 2017

Dec. 25, 2017

Altitude category

High

Low

  1. aSite A is the highest stopover
  2. bSite B is the low-altitude stopover of the transhumant routes