Table 1.

Trend of livestock and poultry populations in Nepal in the last decade (2008/9–2017/18) [5].

Livestock Category	Population in 2008/09 (in Million)	Population in 2017/18 (in Million)	Change in 10 Years (%)	Change/Year (%)
Cattle	7.17	7.37	2.80	0.28
Buffalo	4.68	5.27	12.76	1.28
Sheep	0.80	0.80	−0.27	−0.02
Goat	8.47	11.64	37.42	3.74
Swine	1.04	1.43	37.5	3.75
Chicken	24.48	72.24	195.09	19.50
Duck	0.38	0.40	5.48	0.55