A study on knowledge and adoption level of improved animal husbandry practices by milk producer in Vadodara district of Gujarat

Abstract

SUMMARY :Present study was carried out in Vadodara district of middle Gujarat. The animal husbandry is one of the important sources of livelihood of rural people. For data collection two blocks Waghodiya and Sankheda were selected from the district. Five villages of each selected block and 10 livestock rearer's families from each selected village were randomly selected. It can be inferred that great majority (98%) of milk producers have good knowledge of regular cleaning of cattle shed and 96 per cent of the farmer have good knowledge regarding water to be given to a dairy animals. More than 80 per cent farmers have knowledge about heat detection and A. I. to their animals. Lowest number of surveyed famers (26%) have knowledge of regular de-worming to the calf and 30 per cent farmer have knowledge of purchasing animals after veterinary check up followed by knowledge of enrichment of poor qualify roughages by urea treatment (34). 36 per cent farmers have knowledge of cutting and disinfections of naval cord with tincture iodine. Also revealed that majority of the milk producers (94%) are adopting hygienic disposal of placenta followed by quick delivery of milk to the village Co-operative immediately after milking (96%). Lowest number of the framers (2%) showed adoption of the regular grooming and enrichment of poor quality roughages by urea treatment (2%) and 4 per cent farmers followed maintenance of breeding, feeding, health care and production records.

Constraints Hindering the Adoption of Scientific Dairy Farming Practices by Members and Non-members of Dairy Co-operative Societies (DCS)/Milk Producer Institutions (MPI)

“…Providing subsidy for purchase of animals/providing loans on par with the cost of the animal [4,10,11], enhancing the procurement price [11], providing more incentives, encouraging calf rearing, conducting frequent animal health camps [5], improving veterinary services [4,5], conducting regular training programmes [4,5] and increasing attendance in training were major suggestions elicited by members. Whereas, conducting frequent animal health camps [5], providing subsidy on purchase of animals/providing loans on par with the cost of the animal [4,10,11], conducting regular training programmes [4,5] and improving veterinary services [4,5] were major suggestions elicited by non-members.…”

“…Whereas, conducting frequent animal health camps [5], providing subsidy on purchase of animals/providing loans on par with the cost of the animal [4,10,11], conducting regular training programmes [4,5] and improving veterinary services [4,5] were major suggestions elicited by non-members. This depicts that dairy farmers in the study area were in need of financial, educational and medical support from concerned authorities.…”

The Adoption of Good Practices for Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs Use among Peasant Family Farmers of Chile

“…GPs in peasant family farming have been assessed by Dhayal et al, 2015, Panell et al, 2006. These authors worked with farmers groups and described levels of adoption of agricultural conservation and production practices [6,16,18].…”

“…GPs in peasant family farming have been assessed by Dhayal et al, 2015, Panell et al, 2006. These authors worked with farmers groups and described levels of adoption of agricultural conservation and production practices [6,16,18]. Cofré et al, 2012 performed a GPs adoption analysis on fresh fruit producers of Chile [19], but a systematic effort has never been undertaken with smallholder farmers until this study.…”