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6. Livestock Sector
Buffalo, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, poultry.
Buffalo (Nili-Ravi breed) → main milk source.
Sheep/goats → meat, wool, hides.
Camels → transport, milk in deserts.
Importance:
Provides
meat, milk, hides, employment
, and
exports
(leather, wool).
Problems:
Poor veterinary services, fodder shortage, disease (foot & mouth).
Improvements:
Artificial insemination, vaccination programs, dairy cooperatives.
7. Irrigation and Water Management
Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS)
Largest irrigation system in the world.
Components:
○ 2 major dams:
Tarbela (Indus), Mangla (Jhelum).
○ Barrage system:
Sukkur, Guddu, Kotri, Chashma.
○ Link canals
balance water distribution.
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