ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
SUNITA KUSHWAH1*, S.K. MONDAL2
1Department of Horticulture, KVK, Banka, Bihar
2Department of Animal Science, ATARI, Salt Lake Kolkatta
* Corresponding Author : sunita17kk@rediffmail.com
Received : 02-04-2016 Accepted : 13-04-2016 Published : 07-07-2016
Volume : 8 Issue : 23 Pages : 1464 - 1466
Int J Agr Sci 8.23 (2016):1464-1466
Keywords : Backyard poultry, training, adoption level, education, socioeconomic
Academic Editor : Ilaya Bharathi D., Senthil Kumar G.
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared
A level of adoption and constraints of backyard poultry rearing practices study was conducted in rural areas of Katihar district of Bihar. The data were collected on the basis of questionnaire from 130 respondents on the basis of interview schedule. It is revealed from study that before the project 32.19 percent farmers were aware about the improved health practices while majority 67.80 percent of the respondents were unaware about the improved management practices like brooding, cleaning and use of disinfectant for unit, feeding ready made feeds, post-mortem of dead birds by vet doctors, segregation of diseased birds, provide mineral mixture, timely treatment of sick birds and consulting vet doctors. However after training farmers were knowing about poultry health improvement techniques and most of the respondents practiced about these poultry rearing management methods . It is obtained from the data that highly significant and positive response recorded for Timely treatment of sick birds, Segregation of diseased birds and consulting vet doctors. Low egg price in summer, heavy cost of inputs and problem in finance indicated major constraints. It indicates government should design a module to provide soft loan, training facilities and proper marketing facilities to the backyard poultry farmers for their betterment.