Humans have to coax their animals when the mother refuses to nurse her young. As numerous animals are raised together, sometimes mothers do not recognize their young. Interestingly, they can be coaxed by humans making these sounds. The first is the sound to coax a sheep, the second is the sound to coax a goat, and the last is the sound to coax a cow.

The milking song is one of the very few work songs involving cattle farming sung by nomads. The lyrics express the hope that milk will flow like fountains from the animal (goat, sheep, or cow) that they are milking.

I met a group of nomads leading simple lives in Ushar village of mountainous Boysun. This is a recording of the music shepherds play on reed pipes while herding their sheep.

A different call is used for each kind of animal raised in the vast grassland. The first is the call for goats, the second is the call for sheep, and the last is the call for camels.

This tune is performed by the Tamang herdsmen of Darkha and Satyadevi of the Dhading district. In that region, herdsmen usually rear goats and sheep. This tune is known as a Mhendomaya melody, and it is in a medium tempo.

This tune is performed by the herdsmen of the far-western region of Nepal. In that region, herdsmen usually rear sheep and cows. Generally, they take their cattle to the meadows of highlands where there is plenty of grass for grazing. The weather of the highlands is snowy and foggy; hence, the herdsmen play this tune to cope with the weather.

This flute music is played by the Yi people when herding sheep. It is an interesting melody reminiscent of the Korean sanjo music.