CONSTRAINT FACED BY MILCH ANIMAL REARING FARMERS

Y.G. MALIVAD¹*, M.R. BHATT², V.S. DEDUN³, R.M. NAIK^4
1Department of Extension Education, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396 450, Gujarat
²Department of Extension Education, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396 450, Gujarat
³Department of Extension Education, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396 450, Gujarat
⁴Department of Extension Education, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396 450, Gujarat
* Corresponding Author : malivadyogesh@gmail.com

Received : 09-04-2016     Accepted : 16-04-2016     Published : 28-06-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 22       Pages : 1448 - 1449
Int J Agr Sci 8.22 (2016):1448-1449

Keywords : Constraints, Suggestions, Milch Animal
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The present study was conducted in Navsari district of Gujarat state. Five talukas, viz., Navsari, Jalalpore, Gandevi, Chikhli and Vansda were selected purposively. From each talukas two villages were selected and from each villages ten respondents were selected them for the study. Thus, in all, 100 milch animal rearing farmers were selected for randomly. The data were collected by the researcher with the help of a well structured interview schedule by face-to-face method of interview technique. Constraints refer as the items of difficulties faced by the farmers in the scientific management of milch animal. The respondents were asked to mention the constraints. Considering the constraints faced by the milch animal farmers, they were asked to give their valuable suggestion / opinion based on their experience to overcome from the constraints. In milch animal management practices major constraints faced by non availability of green fodder round the year and costly was perceived by the milch animal farmers as main constraint followed by high cost of veterinary service and medicine, high construction cost of cattle shed, Inadequate space for construction of cattle shade, Inadequate knowledge of balancing ration for management of animals respectively. while suggestions major suggestions offered by milch animal farmers had reported that the cattle feed and mineral mixture should be provided at cheaper followed by Veterinary service and medicine should be available at cheaper rate, subsidy should be available for construction of cattle shed, Training should be given about silage preparation, dairy management and technical know-how about feed, fodder and health management aspects, Dairy co-operative personnel should be trained to solve the routine problem, Regular visits of veterinary doctor veterinary doctor should provide information and Facility should be established village for artificial insemination.