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Table 3 Proportion (%) of yak, small ruminant and cattle flocks (HPS) and herds (CHK), respectively, that are either fully herded or herd-released on spring and summer pastures in six valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan
From: Constraints and prospects of utilising mountain pastures in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Valley | Season | Interviews (n) | Yaks | Small ruminants | Cattle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herded | Herd-release | Herded | Herd-release | Herded | Herd-release | |||
Individual interviews | ||||||||
 Hopar | Spring | 30 | 95 | 5 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Summer | 98 | 2 | 71 | 29 | 97 | 3 | ||
 Phandar | Spring | 30 | 62 | 22 | 83 | 17 | 71 | 29 |
Summer | 77 | 11 | 98 | 2 | 94 | 6 | ||
 Shimshal | Spring | 30 | 34 | 64 | 44 | 56 | 88 | 12 |
Summer | 44 | 55 | 76 | 24 | 88 | 12 | ||
Group interviews | ||||||||
 Chapurson | Spring | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer | 100 | 0 | 61 | 39 | 75 | 25 | ||
 Haramosh | Spring | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 21 | 85 | 15 |
Summer | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 77 | 23 | ||
 Khaplu | Spring | 3 | 68 | 32 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Summer | 31 | 69 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 0 | ||