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Table 4 Area grazed (ha) in spring and summer season per flock of yaks (Y), small ruminants (SR) and cattle (C) in six valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan. Values depict arithmetic mean and standard error of the mean (SEM)

From: Constraints and prospects of utilising mountain pastures in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Valley

Interviews

Spring

Summer

(n)

Y

SR

C

Y

SR

C

Individual interviews

 Hopar

30

145

12

n.a.

672

113

46

 Phandar

30

695

268

180

1733

522

568

 Shimshal

30

810

521

51

1269

702

51

 

SEM

42.9

32.0

12.5

84.8

42.4

38.1

 

P ≤

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

Group interviews

 Chapurson

3

1483

n.a.

n.a.

5970

536

1147

 Haramosh

4

292

385

153

1039

281

225

 Khaplu

3

337

109

126

2047

462

219

 

SEM

222.4

66.0

31.9

763.9

42.3

170.9

 

P ≤

0.05

0.05

n.s.

0.01

0.01

0.05

  1. For species-specific flock sizes at herder household level, please refer to Table 1. Since group herding was practised in Chapurson, Haramosh and Khaplu, group pasture areas were divided by the number of herders joining their livestock to calculate the area grazed per flock
  2. n.a. not applicable because animals grazed near settlements, n.s. not significant