Livestock breeding hinged on climatic conditions and frequent natural calamities often caused the deaths of large numbers of animals. In 1952,the region had only 9.74 million head of livestock.

• 牧业基本上是靠天养畜，自然灾害经常造成牲畜大批死亡，1952年全区牲畜总头数仅为974万头(只)。