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Migratory sheep, due to its movement, poses threat of spreading diseases among small ruminants. Considering this, the study was carried out to identify the focus area of extension intervention among the migratory sheep farmers to disseminate scientifically recommended practices which minimize disease risk and enhance flock health. The study was conducted following ex post fact research design at Venganur village, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. Using a semi-structured interview schedule, data were personally collected from 30 migratory sheep farmers who were selected purposively. The findings were subjected to focussed group interview involving seven farmers. The results envisaged a wider difference among the farmers from 100 per cent non-adoption of balanced ration to 100.00 per cent adoption of deworming. Therefore, extension interventions need to be intensified to educate the farmers on technologies which help in disease prevention and control.

The Animal Husbandry sector receives only 12 percent of the total public expenditure on agriculture and allied areas resulting in underperformance of the sector. However, companies are offering different animal husbandry services under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs abiding Section 135(1) of Companies Act 2013. The present study was carried out to assess the perception of livestock farmers on the availability and effectiveness of animal husbandry services rendered under CSR activities. A total of 120 livestock farmers, each with a minimum one adult dairy animal was selected from the villages adopted by the selected companies for delivering CSR activities. Data were collected using a well-structured and pre-tested interview schedule through personal interviews with the respondents and analyzed appropriately to reveal the perception of livestock farmers about the availability and effectiveness of different CSR services. Most of the respondents perceived that extension, production, healthcare, and marketing services were occasionally available with average effectiveness due to the efficiency of services offered through CSR activities. Further, they perceived that the rarely available credit service had poor effectiveness. Healthcare service was the most preferred service in terms of availability and effectiveness, while credit service was the least preferred both in terms of availability and effectiveness.

The average per capita intake of cereals, pulses, milk and egg and meat (including fish) were estimated to be 300 g/ day, 80 g/day, 179.73 g/day, 23.484 numbers per annum and 0.708 kg / month, respectively which were found to be lower than Indian Council of Medical Research recommendations. The daily per capita intake of calorie, protein and fat were estimated to be 1,846 kcal, 43.34 g and 20.21 g which were lesser than the recommendations of the Planning commission. The prevalence of nutritional poverty was noticed to be higher than the economic poverty irrespective of occupational category. Further, the incidence of nutritional poverty was the highest among agricultural labourers (100%), followed by fishermen (94.12%) and non-farm workers (92.26%). However, it was comparatively lesser among crop cultivator (72.63%), livestock farmer (73.40%) and crop + livestock farmers (75.53%). Crop cultivators, livestock farmers and crop + livestock farmers were found to receive considerable macro-nutrients and thus there was lesser incidence of nutritional poverty when compared to other occupational groups.