Feed balance

• Available information suggests that more than 50% of the total ruminant livestock are found in the hills (53%), where feed deficit is serious (56%), while about 1/3^rd livestock in the terai (34%) has the feed deficit of about 42%.
• Only 13% of the total population is found in the mountains, where the feed is surplus (26%).
• By development region, all four regions keep almost equal number of ruminant livestock.