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Research
10.
Constraints faced by the dairy farmers in Nagpur district while
adopting animal managenment Practices -
A. P. Patil, S. H. Gawande, M. P. Nande and M. R. Gobade
Vet World. 2009; 2(3): 111-112
Abstract
The present
study was carried out to analyse the constraints faced by the
dairy farmers in Nagpur district. This study was conducted in 15
villages from 3 talukas of Nagpur district by personally
interviewing 225 dairy farmers. Here, majority of the
respondents (72.44%) stated their constraint as low milk
production from the local breeds, 45.33% as shortage of green
fodder and 41.33% as lack of clean water while 25.33% stated
lack of preservation facility as their constraint. Referring to
the financial constraints, 78.22% respondents stated their
constraint as delay in milk payment, 63.11% as inadequate money
and lack of loan facility whereas high cost of concentrates as
the constraint by 56.44% of the respondents. As regards
technical constraints, majority of the respondents (68.00%) have
stated their constraint as inadequate knowledge of diseases,
their prevention and control while 56.89% have referred their
constraint as non-availability of veterinary services.
Keywords:
Constraints, Dairy Farmers, Nagpur District, Animal Management
Practices.
