Abstract
Enhancing of the livestock sector one of the prime objective of the present government in Balochistan. In this regard, the present study was chosen. Descriptive survey research design was used by using the convenience sampling process in 3 tehsils of Quetta district namely Quetta, Kuchlak and Punjpai tehsils purposively. In this regard, the questionnaire was constructed at district level. Sixty respondents were selected from each tehsils through the questionnaire for the primary data collection at field level. Thus the raw information were installed into the SPSS for further analyses. The finding reveals that the average flock sizes were 75, 72 and 74 animals respectively in Quetta, Kuchlak and Panjpai tehsils respectively. Approximately, more than 500 people were engaged in the field of marketing in Quetta district. The total area of the Kuchlak market was 17. 000 ft. The total area is approximately 15,000 sq. ft. the trading occurance of daily bases on Punjpai market. The average weight per kg as were recorded 23.18, 24.8 and 22.10 in Quetta, Kuchlak and Panjpai tehsils respectively. However, annual mutton productions per kg were observed 25034.4, 24700.8 and 16972.8 in Quetta, Kuchlak and Panjpai tehsils respectively. The findings reveal that livestock sector at province was not up to date and did not arrange on the scientific lining. In this regard, therefore it was recommended that government should take effort 48 to impose the effective animal marketing system at province level. Government should be established the well checks and balance system form the borders of the country so as to stop the smuggling of animals from across the border
Dr Shahab -UD- Din, Dr Abdullah Dostain, , Dr Ghazala Umer Baghal. (2020) ENHANCING THE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY IN BALOCHISTAN, Balochistan Review, Volume 1, Issue 1.
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