Documentation and mining of yak culture to promote a sustainable yak husbandry

Summary The yak is a special and multi-purpose species with low productivity relative to other bovines. Yak industrialization has been initiated in small scales and the economic efficiency is limited. Documentation and mining of yak culture are important to promote a sustainable yak husbandry because the yak culture is relevant to market the products and to add value to the produce of the yak. Yak culture is rich in various aspects, such as the respect to yak, totem for tribes, legends, saga, poems, rock paintings and handicrafts. There are many ways to support yak production through exploration of the yak culture, e.g. use of yak as a logo to popularize yak-rearing areas and to encourage tourism activities and adoption of yak spirit of hard work by any company to give confidence to its staff.