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Animal husbandry plays a vital role in socio-economic life of Phek district people and they rear domestic animals – pig, poultry, cattle, buffalo, goat, rabbit etc. They also keep Mithun in semi-wild condition. Majority people of the district are non vegetarian and hence having high demand of meat and egg. Due to low production performance of the local animals with traditional rearing practices, production performance of livestock in the district is not up to the mark to fulfill the meat, egg and milk demand of the district. Hence, this sector has great prospect and potentiality for development in the district

Distribution of circle-wise livestock population in Phek district

Block/Circle-wise of Cross-bred Cattle population of Phek district (17th Quinquennial Livestock Census, 2003)

S.N	DISTRICT: PHEK NAME OF BLOCK/CIRCLE	No. of households covered	CROSSBRED CATTLE
			MALE	FEMALE	Total Crossbred
			Total Crossbred Male	Total Crossbred Female	Total Crossbred
1	Sekrezu	1784	274	385	659
2	Phek	4507	18	128	146
3	Zuketsa	77
4	Phokhungri	597	173	210	383
5	Meluri	1825	120	192	312
6	Chizami	2420	54	172	226
7	Sakraba	1739	4	25	29
8	Chazouba	1925	106	151	257
9	Chetheba	1568	605	808	1413
10	Khezakeno	702	366	409	775
11	Pfutsero	4495	109	309	418
	Phek Total	21639	1829	2789	4618
	Urban	2054	132	79	211
	Rural	19585	1697	2710	4407

Block/Circle-wise of Indigenous Cattle population of Phek district (17th Quinquennial Livestock Census, 2003)

S.N	DISTRICT: PHEK NAME OF BLOCK/CIRCLE	No. of households covered	Indigenous CATTLE
			MALE	FEMALE	Total Indigenous cattle
			Total Indigenous male	Total Indigenous Female	Total Indigenous cattle
1.	Sekrezu	1784	337	83	420
2.	Phek	4507	327	317	644
3.	Zuketsa	77	83	70	153
4.	Phokhungri	597	210	88	298
5.	Meluri	1825	520	387	907
6.	Chizami	2420
7.	Sakraba	1739	239	119	358
8.	Chazouba	1925	594	609	1203
9.	Chetheba	1568	1075	1403	2478
10.	Khezakeno	702	234	433	667
11.	Pfutsero	4495	961	870	1831
	Phek Total	21639	4580	4379	8959
	Urban	2054	6	9	15
	Rural	9585	4574	4370	8944

Block/Circle-wise of Buffaloes population of Phek district (17th Quinquennial Livestock Census, 2003)

S.N	DISTRICT: PHEK NAME OF BLOCK/CIRCLE	No. of households covered	BUFFALOES
			MALE	FEMALE	Total Buffaloes
			Total Male Buffaloes	Total Female Buffaloes	Total Buffaloes
1.	Sekrezu	1784
2.	Phek	4507	11	51	62
3.	Zuketsa	77
4.	Phokhungri	597	193	2	255
5.	Meluri	1825	688	323	1011
6.	Chizami	2420	4	20	24
7.	Sakraba	1739
8.	Chazouba	1925	15	2	17
9.	Chetheba	1568	304	424	728
10.	Khezakeno	702	228	161	389
11.	Pfutsero	4495	263	355	618
12.	Phek Total	21639	1706	1398	3104
	Urban	2054	88	107	195
	Rural	19585	1618	1291	2909

Block/Circle-wise of Pig population of Phek district (17th Quinquennial Livestock Census, 2003)

S.N	DISTRICT: PHEK NAME OF BLOCK/CIRCLE	NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS COVERED	PIG
			CROSS-BRED / EXOTIC			INDIGENOUS / LOCAL			Total Pig
			MALE	FEMALE	Cross- Bred Total	MALE	FEMALE	Indigenous Total
			Total	Total	Cross- Bred Total	Total	Total	Indigenous Total
1.	Sekrezu	1784	1523	1101	2624	441	502	943	3567
2.	Phek	4507	4244	2017	6261	9844	2327	12171	18432
3.	Zuketsa	77	157	61	218	1445	1136	2581	2799
4.	Phokhungri	597	1023	1071	2094	741	712	1453	3547
5.	Meluri	1825	2444	1516	3960	3241	2187	5428	9388
6.	Chizami	2420	1345	57	1042				1402
7.	Sakraba	1739	1012	142	1154	101	111	212	1366
8.	Chazouba	1925	1630	709	2339	1236	701	1937	4276
9.	Chetheba	1568	1416	1386	2802	2036	1822	3858	6660
10.	Khezakeno	702	844	390	1234	57	33	90	1384
11.	Pfutsero	4495	2446	2274	4724	1687	2089	3776	8500
12.	Phek Total	21639	18084	10728	28812	20829	11620	32449	616261
	Urban	2054	387	137	524				524
	Rural	19585	17697	10591	28288	20829	11620	32449	60737

Block/Circle-wise of Fowls population of Phek district (17th Quinquennial Livestock Census, 2003)

S.N	DISTRICT: PHEK NAME OF BLOCK/CIRCLE	NO. OF HOUSEHO-LDS COVERED	FOWLS
			Cocks	Hens	Chickens (Below 5 months)	Total Fowls
			Total	Total	Total	Total Fowls
1.	Sekrezu	1784	3307	5087	6097	14491
2.	Phek	4507	19828	25336	53001	98165
3.	Zuketsa	77	2823	4152	15832	22807
4.	Phokhungri	597	3311	3125	8601	15037
5.	Meluri	1825	8448	8408	30613	47469
6.	Chizami	2420	2340	3501	24418	30259
7.	Sakraba	1739	5290	6403	11283	22976
8.	Chazouba	1925	3969	3059	19916	26944
9.	Chetheba	1568	4243	4842	23555	32640
10.	Khezakeno	702	2719	5133	11170	19022
11.	Pfutsero	4495	4073	6975	14855	25903
12.	Phek Total	21639	60351	76021	219341	355713
	Urban	2054	8335	9925	23414	41674
	Rural	19585	52016	660196	195927	314039

Block/Circle-wise of Goat and Rabbit population of Phek district (17th Quinquennial Livestock Census, 2003)

S.N	DISTRICT: PHEK NAME OF BLOCK/CIRCLE	NO. OF HOUSEHO-LDS COVERED	GOAT			RABBIT
			Male	Female	Total Goat	Angora	Other breeds	Total Rabbit
			Total	Total	Total Goat	Total	Total	Total Rabbit
1.	Sekrezu	1784	91	122	213	-	37	37
2.	Phek	4507	146	218	364	32	3391	3423
3.	Zuketsa	77	235	453	688	-	78	78
4.	Phokhungri	597	584	683	1267	-	-	-
5.	Meluri	1825	728	798	1526	18	501	519
6.	Chizami	2420	7	9	16	15	14	29
7.	Sakraba	1739	55	147	202	6	-	6
8.	Chazouba	1925	186	221	407	267	233	500
9.	Chetheba	1568	619	937	1556	1130	170	1300
10.	Khezakeno	702	31	36	67	-	25	25
11.	Pfutsero	4495	44	24	68	25	-	25
12.	Phek Total	21639	2726	3648	6374	1493	4449	5942
	Urban	2054	4	6	10	-	-	-
	Rural	19585	2722	3642	6364	1493	4449	5942

Block/Circle-wise of Duck population of Phek district (17th Quinquennial Livestock Census, 2003)

S.N	DISTRICT: PHEK NAME OF BLOCK/CIRCLE	NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS COVERED	DUCK
			Ducks	Drakes	Duckling below 6 months	Total Ducks
			Total	Total	Total
1.	Sekrezu	1784	191	945	76	1212
2.	Phek	4507	1183	497	313	1993
3.	Zuketsa	77	831	107	386	1324
4.	Phokhungri	597	454	568	1206	2228
5.	Meluri	1825	1210	518	1318	3046
6.	Chizami	2420	-	55	103	158
7.	Sakraba	1739	1103	-	-	1103
8.	Chazouba	1925	125	183	948	1256
9.	Chetheba	1568	414	439	640	1493
10.	Khezakeno	702	163	75	-	240
11.	Pfutsero	4495	52	43	170	265
12.	Phek Total	21639	5726	3432	5160	14318
	Urban	2054	132	352	980	1464
	Rural	19585	5594	3080	4180	12854

Block/Circle-wise of Sheep population of Phek district (17th Quinquennial Livestock Census, 2003)

S.N	DISTRICT: PHEK NAME OF BLOCK/CIRCLE	NO. OF HOUSEHO-LDS COVERED	SHEEP
			CROSS-BRED			INDIGENOUS			Total Sheep
			MALE	FEMALE	Total Cross- Bred sheep	MALE	FEMALE	Total Indigenous sheep
			Total	Total	Total Cross- Bred sheep	Total	Total	Total Indigenous sheep
1.	Sekrezu	1784	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
2.	Phek	4507	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
3.	Zuketsa	77	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
4.	Phokhungri	597	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
5.	Meluri	1825	36	5	41	-	-	-	Nil
6.	Chizami	2420	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
7.	Sakraba	1739	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
8.	Chazouba	1925	33	-	33	-	-	-	Nil
9.	Chetheba	1568	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
10.	Khezakeno	702	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
11.	Pfutsero	4495	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
12.	Phek Total	21639	69	5	74	-	-	-	74
	Urban	2054	-	-	-	-	-	-	Nil
	Rural	19585	69	5	74	-	-	-	74

Block/Circle-wise of Mithun population of Phek district (17th Quinquennial Livestock Census, 2003)

S.N	DISTRICT: PHEK NAME OF BLOCK/CIRCLE	NO. OF HOUSEHO-LDS COVERED	Mithun
			Upto 3 years		Over 3 year
			Male	Female	Male	Female
1.	Sekrezu	1784	18	21	16	18
2.	Phek	4507	59	58	43	44
3.	Zuketsa	77	-	-	-	-
4.	Phokhungri	597	95	66	130	81
5.	Meluri	1825	253	202	264	447
6.	Chizami	2420	94	106	222	249
7.	Sakraba	1739	230	138	173	161
8.	Chazouba	1925	160	58	291	345
9.	Chetheba	1568	72	24	162	48
10.	Khezakeno	702	-	2	1	2
11.	Pfutsero	4495	12	4	28	19
12.	Phek Total	21639	993	679	1330	1414
	Urban	2054	-	-	-	-
	Rural	19585	993	679	1330	1414

Technological gaps identified in existing livestock practices of Phek, Nagaland

SL. No.	Enterprise	Problems in Existing Practice	Recommended Practice	Gap Identified
1.	Poultry	No provision of night shelter	Provision of proper shelter at night	Lack of housing provision
		Improper feeding	At least 40-50gms grains or grain by-products/bird/day for backyard rearing	Zero or negligible feeding
		High epidemics of RD	Adaptation of vaccination programme	No health coverage
		Low production performance	Introduction of quality garmplasm	Lack of outstanding breeds
2.	Piggery	Low production performance of local pigs	Introduction of quality garmplasm and up gradation of local pigs with high performance breeds	Lack of outstanding breeds
		Non-availability of piglets in the locality	Establishment of pig breeding unit	Lack of breeder farmers
		Tendency of the farmers to produce pork on zero to negligible inputs	Proper housing and feeding management	Unaware about importance of proper housing and feeding on production performance
		Inadequate pig health coverage measures	To follow proper preventive and control measures	No health coverage
3.	Mithun	High epidemics of FMD	Adaptation of preventive measures	Unaware about vaccination and other disease control measures.
		Compensation of mineral deficiency in high hill fodders by providing common salt only	Supplementation of mineral mixture	Lack of knowledge regarding role of minerals on Mithun health
		Parasitic infestation in young calves	To follow deworming schedule	Unaware of deworming
4.	Rabbitry	Very few nos. of rabbit farmers	To popularize backyard rabbitry to explore unconventional meet source	Still not explored as conventional meat species.
5.	Cattle	Low cattle population because of poor liking of milk	Demonstrate milk products	Less of knowledge on nutritional importance of milk on human health
		Non-descript breeds of cattle with poor production performance	Introduction of improved breeds and up gradation through artificial insemination	Negligible awareness on high yielding cattles and on AI.
		Epidemics of FMD	To follow vaccination schedule	No health coverage

Action Photograph of Animal Science

Household livestock survey at Porba village

Training programme at Phusachodu village on scientific pig management

View of anthelmintic medication in mithun

View of vaccination programme

NFDB sponsored fishery training

Animal sc. exhibits at Kisan mela, 2008

Training on Scientific pig farming at Sakraba village

Rabbit demo. Unit at KVK farm premise