Introduction

• Ruminants are those animals, which are having complex stomach divided into four, compartment namely rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasums.
• In ruminants food taken into the stomach is returned to the mouth and subjected to a second chewing and again swallowed this process is known as rumination. Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep and Goat are ruminants domesticated animals.

Present situation of ruminant in Nepal

Table: Livestock population 2011/2012

Source: Statistical Information on Nepalese Agriculture 2011/2012 Government of Nepal Ministry of Agricultural Development Agri-Business Promotion and Statistics Division Statistics Section Singha Durbar, Kathmandu Nepal