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Original Research
7.
Analysis of small ruminant market system in
different agro-climatic zones of southern India -
D Ramesh, H R Meena and K L Meena
Vet World. 2012; 5(5): 288-293
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.201
2.288-293
Abstract
This study examines the marketing system of small
ruminants in three different agro-climatic zones
of Karnataka in India. Multistage random sampling
technique was used to select 60 small ruminant
farmers from three viz. Bijapur (Arid zone),
Gulbarga (Semi-arid zone) and Udupi (Coastal zone)
district of Karnataka state. A structured
questionnaire which had earlier been subject to
face validity and has a reliability coefficient of
0.87 was used to collect data from the samples
respondents. Data was analysed using statistical
package for social science (SPSS).The results of
the study revealed that marketing of small
ruminants is haphazard in the study areas.
Majority of the respondents (85%) sold their
animal when they needed cash for home consumption
followed by to pay off loan (28.3%) was the main
reason to sell their animals. Important marketing
channels were relatives and friends, local markets
and village collectors. Farmers gave different
reasons for selling their animals through
different channels. Majority of the farmers used
relatives and friends as one of the marketing
channels. Most of farmers also felt that there was
a difference in the price offered by village
collectors and the price they were getting in the
livestock markets. And a few of them were of the
opinion that village collectors were not reliable
in marketing. Price of the animals was
establishing based on the body confirmation of the
animal. Study also revealed that injured animals
fetch less value than the healthy animals.
Key
words: Agro-climatic Zone, Goat, Marketing of
Small Ruminant, Sheep, Small Ruminant
