MYAGDI, Oct 15: Mustang district recorded the transaction of Himalayan goats and sheep, earning Rs 160 million during the Dashain festival.
Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Center in Mustang stated that 4,800 Himalayan goats reared by the farmers in Mustang and 3,000 others brought from Dolpa and Mugu districts were sold during Dashain.
Center's Chief Lal Mani Aryal said that 7,500 chyangra (Himalayan goats) and 500 sheep were sold in the district. The Mustang farmers sold each Himalayan goat at a price ranging from Rs 28,000 to Rs 38,000 based on their weight.
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Last year, as many as 7,000 Himalayan goats and sheep were sold in the district. The Mustang goats were bought by the people from Myagdi, Baglung, Parbat, Kaski and Kathmandu city.
Traders are happy to see a rise in production of Himalayan goats and sheep that fetched better prices compared to the past.
Arjun Paudel from Beni of Myagdi said that the goats reared in the high lands are considered healthy and nutritious, as they graze in the pasture having medicinal herbs. Chyangra and sheep are consumed more during the festivals as Dashain and Tihar. The Himalayan goat reaches a slaughter age when it is three-year-old.
Gharapjhong, Loghekar Damodarkunda, Baragung Muktichhetra and Lomanthang are some places famous for chyangra. It is the major source of income for the farmers here.
