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Table 2 Locally prepared stall feed

From: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Changes in the Agro-pastoral System of Upper Spiti Landscape, Indian Trans-Himalayas

Local name

Composition

Chisa

A mixture of weeds from agricultural fields

Sanfe

Powdered black pea

Pheed

Roasted black pea

Chaak

A combination of powdered barley and Chang, local brew

Yursa

A mixture of grasses and plants found inside the agricultural field and on bunds. Black pea

Piti Shanmanapo (sansa)

Mixed grasses (collected from pastures) with sedges

Chinboo

Green pea residue

Shimbbuk

Barley residue

Phuma

Locally known cumin plant grass

Maao

Barley in different forms

Neh, Chak

 
  1. Local names and composition of the stall feed given to the livestock with different proportions of the mix based on availability with the herder