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ArticleItem Open Access Assessment of Knowledge Level and Its Determinants amongst Kangayam Cattle Farmers in Vermicomposting(2020-09) Kavithaa, NV; Vimalrajkumar, N; Manivannan, C; Manokaran, S; TANUVASVermicomposting is a simple biotechnological process of composting, in which certain species of earthworms are used to enhance the process of waste conversion and produce a better end product. A cross sectional study was conducted in Erode and Tirupur districts of Tamil Nadu among randomly selected 120 Kangayam cattle farmers. A semi structured interview schedule was prepared to assess the independent variables and to measure the knowledge level of farmers. The schedule was pretested in order to check the reliability and validity. The data were collected by adopting personal interview method and they were tabulated, analysed with suitable statistical tools. The study revealed that majority of the respondents (56.67 %) were middle aged, having small land holding of 2.5 acres to 5 acres of land (67.50 %) and were primarily agriculturist (81.67 %). Regarding the experience in Kangayam cattle rearing 35.83 per cent of the respondents had 7 – 10 years of experience followed by 28.33 per cent of them had more than 10 years of experience in Kangayam cattle rearing. With related to the psychological variables majority (61.67 %) of the respondents were of medium level of risk orientation and 57.50 of them are having high level of social participation. It was also found that, about 60.00 per cent of the respondents are had medium level of mass media exposure followed by high level of mass media exposure (24.17 %). Majority of the respondents (55.83 %) had medium level of knowledge in various domains of vermicompost technology followed by 31.67 per cent of the respondents are possessing low level of knowledge in vermicompost technology. Only 12.50 per cent of the respondents are having high level of knowledge in vermicomposting. The study also showed that the variables experience in Kangayam cattle rearing and mass media exposure are positively and significantly associated with the level of knowledge at 1% significant level and the variables viz., age, Kangayam cattle herd size and risk orientation are positively associated with knowledge level at 5% significant level. Hence, suitable extension programmes should be planned to inculcate the knowledge about the vermicompost technology to increase the compost production in the future farming conditions.ArticleItem Open Access A Comparative Analysis on the Management Efficiency of Dairy Entrepreneurs in Urban, Peri-urban and Rural Areas(2011-09) Manivannan, C; Tripathi, Hema; Kathiravan, G; TANUVASThe study was carried out in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu state to analyze the differences in management efficiency among dairy farmers in three localities namely, urban, peri-urban and rural areas. A sample of 50 families comprising small ( 4) and large (> 4) herd owning categories was selected from each of the urban, periurban and rural areas by applying proportionate random sampling technique, leading to a total sample size of 150 families. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents of urban area were found to be highly efficient in management of their dairy units as against one half of the respondents in peri-urban area and less than a half in rural area. The large herd owning respondents were significantly more efficient in the management of their dairy units than those owning small herds in rural and overall samples. Regardless of the localities, respondents maintaining large herds exhibited significantly higher mean score than those maintaining small herd in terms of their ability in planning, information seeking, rational marketing and risk orientation.ArticleItem Open Access Crisis Management Practices Employed by Sheep Farmers to Overcome the Crisis in Sheep Farming in Erode District of Tamil Nadu(2020) Saravanan, KP; Manivannan, C; Sudeep Kumar, NK, et al.,; TANUVASTo ascertain the crisis management practices employed by sheep farmers to overcome the crisis in sheep farming, a study was undertaken in Perundurai and Dharapuram taluks of Erode district in Tamil Nadu. Data were collected by pre-tested interview schedule from 100 farmers selected from 10 villages in each of the two taluks, using multi-stage random sampling procedure. Most of respondents were found provided safe shelter, stall-feeding and adopted recommended vaccination and deworming schedule to combat the crisis due to heavy rainfall. In order to overcome the crisis situations arising due to occurrence of blue tongue, sheep pox, gastro-intestinal parasitism, predators attack, liver fluke infestation, PPR, high lamb mortality, FMD, enterotoxaemia, coccidial infection and anthrax, most of the respondents consulted a veterinarian and followed his / her advice.ArticleItem Open Access Determinants of perceived extent of crisis in sheep farming(2020) Saravanan, KP; Manivannan, C; Kathiravan, G; TANUVASA study was undertaken in Perundurai and Dharapuram taluks of Erode district in Tamil Nadu to find out the determinants of perceived extent of crisis in sheep farming. The data were collected by pre-tested interview schedule from 100 farmers selected from 10 villages each of the two taluks using multistage random sampling procedure. The study revealed that majority of the respondents maintained nuclear families with up to five members, had medium to high level of self-confidence and management orientation, medium level of risk bearing ability and achievement motivation, possessed medium to small flock size, medium to low level of veterinary health care facility and information seeking behaviour. More than one-half of the respondents were illiterates with long sheep farming experience, while more than one-third had large land holding with less extent of prior exposure to crisis. The regression analysis indicated that the education and flock size had significant positive influence, while self-confidence and management orientation exhibited significant negative influence towards perceived extent of crisis in sheep farming.ArticleItem Open Access DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARDIZATION OF A QUALITATIVE TOOL TO MEASURE THE ATTITUDE OF FARMERS TOWARDS THE CONSERVATION OF NATTUKUTTAI CATTLE(2023) Athilakshmy, P; Manivannan, C; Vimalrajkumar, N, et al.,; TANUVASNattukuttai cattle are mostly reared under zero input system, predominantly by farmers belonging to schedule caste in North Eastern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu namely Villupuram, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur districtsArticleItem Open Access DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE APP FOR SHEEP AND GOAT FARMING(2020) Senthilkumar, S; Manivannan, C; Sureshkannan, S; TANUVASEfficient dissemination of technological information from the research system to farmers and reporting of farmers’ feedback is one of the critical inputs in transfer of technology. Mobile app is one of the means to strengthen the bridge between research system and farming system. Hence, the present study has focused to identify and prioritize the information needs of small ruminant farmers to develop mobile based application software. Data were collected from 40 researchers of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, 60 extension personnel of the State Animal Husbandry Department and 100 small ruminant farmers of Tirunelveli District by questionnaire method. The responses for each item were measured on a five point continuum i.e., most needed, more needed, needed, less needed and least needed. The mean was calculated and the item above the mean i.e 24 items were considered as the identified needs that include topics on breed & breeding (three), feeding (five), management (five), disease control (six) and marketing (five). Based on the identified and prioritized needs, the contents were framed in Tamil and English languages which includes, video clipping and photos collection. Accordingly, a mobile based application software was developed in android platform in order to impart the scientific knowledge of small ruminant farming system in local language to the end users. Perception on the usefulness of developed android based mobile app was captured among 60 selected randomly small ruminant farmers and 60 extension personnel who had android mobile phone that constituted a sample size of 120 for the present study. The overall perception of the extension personnel (4.1) and farmers (4.0) on the mobile app ranged from most satisfactory to satisfactory.ArticleItem Open Access Effectiveness of an educational interactive video-DVD on dairyhealth management practices in terms of symbolic adoption amongdairy farmers(2009) Vidya, P; Manivannan, C; Sudeepkumar, NK; TANUVASThough the milk co-operatives were organized institutions, it was found that they have not focused much attention on knowledgeand skill enhancement of their member-farmers. Most rural household in Kerala possessed television sets and DVD players. Hence,an educational interactive video-DVD on dairy health management practices was thought as appropriate tool to disseminateknowledge input. The level of adoption on 22 dairy health management practices in terms of symbolic and use adoption wasascertained after exposure to the interactive video-DVD. On exposure to the health care management practices through DVD, all therespondents were convinced about the use of scientific management practices and cent percent were willing to adopt the practicessymbolically. The study revealed that knowledge dissemination could be effectively done through video-DVD at rural household.ArticleItem Open Access Farmers Perceived Options of Human Elephant Conflict Mitigation(2019) Senthilkumar, K; Mathialagan, P; Manivannan, C; TANUVASElephants are huge feeders and consume a variety of floral species. Various reports are available on feeding behaviour of elephants and there are great variation in their choice, preference, diet etc. depending upon the availability of fodder species. Hence there is huge conflict issue is prevailing still today. A semi-structured pre-tested interview schedule was prepared and the data was collected to find out the farmer’s perceived option of human-elephant conflict mitigation strategies. The data so collected were statistically analysed. The farmers opined mitigation methods viz., relocation of conflict animals to their natural habitats, non-lethal methodsdeterrents, insurance, intensifying human vigilance, fencing, guard animals, land use planning, indirect compensation, awareness creation about HEC, mercy killing, in that order of preference.ArticleItem Open Access Herbal Snake Bite Remedies of Irula Tribal People of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India(Excellent Publishers, 2018-07) Senthilkumar, K; Mathialagan, P; Manivannan, C; TANUVASSeveral scientific studies are in progress using modern scientific tools based on the lead from the folkloric and herbal uses for formulating new western medicine. The present study involves the identification, enumeration and utilization of medicinal flora among the Irula tribes of Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu and a record of the endangered medicinal plants in the study area. A total number of 30 respondents of three villages, viz., Chenneri, Orathur and Kunavakkam-Kollamedu were selected by purposive random sampling. The ethnobotanical data were collected using questionnaire, interviews and discussions with local tribal people. Digital documentation of the case studies of animal and human snakebites was recorded for reference. The Knowledge about the medicinal plants has been transmitted orally from generation. The investigation revealed that there are about 27 species of plants to treat snake bite. Voucher specimens of medicinal plants used was prepared for documentation and dissemination of ethno veterinary practices pertaining to snake bite. The respondents used different treatment methods including suck, cut and bind followed by application of different herbal plants identified in this study as root poultices and application of plant leaf juice directly in the snake bite wound. The study revealed that the tribals rely on medicinal plants for snake bite treatment than modern medicine.ArticleItem Open Access HUMAN-WILD PIG CONFLICT: A CASE STUDY IN TAMIL NADU STATE OF INDIA(2020-04) Senthilkumar, K; Mathialagan, P; Manivannan, C; Gomathinayagam, S; Jayathangaraj, MG; TANUVASIn India, the increase in population of wild pig with no increase in forest area poses danger to the farmers of both small scale subsistence agriculture and international agribusiness. This leads to human-wild pig conflict (HWPC), the top most human-wildlife conflicts in India. There are cases of human injury and crop damage due to HWPC. Sometimes, the wild pigs also being killed by the farmers. Understanding local attitudes towards human–wild pig conflict is a key to developing successful conflict mitigation strategies. Hence a case study was conducted at the Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, India to understand the extent of damage caused by wild pig to the farmers and their families in agriculture. The common reasons for the intrusion of wild pig into cultivable land are the changing cropping pattern, increased wild pig population, etc., The main strategies to mitigate the HWPC are solar fencing, wire net fencing and use of modern ICT tools to drive away the intruding wild pigs.ArticleItem Open Access IMPACT OF ADOPTION OF LIVESTOCK ORIENTED MICROENTERPRISES AMONG THE WOMEN SELF HELP GROUP MEMBERS IN MADURAI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU(TANUVAS, 2019-06) Vasanthakumari, D; Manivannan, C; Sudeep Kumar, NK; Kathiravan, G; TANUVASA study was carried out to assess the impact of adoption of livestock oriented micro-enterprises in terms of direct and indirect consequences among the women self-help groups (SHG) in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India. The study was carried out with a sample size of 100 women SHG members as respondents. The data were collected by interview and were statistically analyzed and results interpreted. The major direct consequences perceived by majority of the members of women SHGs with respect to livestock oriented micro-enterprises in the order of their importance were, increase in expenditure on education, timely purchase of essential goods, standard of living, spending on emergency needs, self-confidence, investment in production purposes, income and health awareness. Increased repayment of debts by the respondents, we feeling, financial security, gender equality, involvement in decision making in home and farm activities, self-respect, status in family and society, self-worthiness and savings were the major indirect consequences perceived, in that order.ThesisItem Open Access Management efficiency of dairy farmers(Indian Veterinary Research Institute;Izatnagar, 2003) Manivannan, C; Tripathi, HemaArticleItem Open Access Mobile App in Sheep and Goat Farming – A Research Note(2020-02) Senthilkumar, S; Manivannan, C; Sureshkannan, S; TANUVASEfficient dissemination of technological information from the research system to farmers’ field and reporting of farmers’ feedback to the research system is one of the critical inputs in transfer of technology. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the means, the potential of which can be exploited to strengthen the bridge between research system and farming system. ICT has the potential to help farmers in acquiring and accessing information which can be transformed to enhance agricultural and livestock production and productivity. Modern communication technologies when applied to conditions in rural areas can help improve communication, increase participation, disseminate information and share knowledge and skills.ArticleItem Open Access Socio-economic profile of Kangayam cattle farmers of Tamil Nadu(2021) Kavithaa, NV; Manivannan, C; Vimal Rajkumar, N, et al.,; TANUVASThe present study was conducted in Coimbatore, Erode, Karur and Tirupur districts of Tamil Nadu with an objective to ascertain socio-economic characteristics of farmers who are rearing Kangayam cattle. By adopting snowball sampling technique, 50 Kangayam cattle farmers were identified and selected from each district, thus a total of 200 respondents were selected for the study. A well-structured, pre - tested interview schedule was developed for collection of data and the data was analyzed by using appropriate statistical methods. Results revealed that majority (60.00 per cent) of the respondents belonged to the old age group, 27.50 per cent of the respondents were educated up to secondary level of formal education, 65.00 per cent belonged to nuclear family setup. Majority (58.00 per cent) of farmers had 2.5 to 5 acres of land and belonged to small farmers category, 47.50 per cent had medium annual income of 3.06 lakhs to 4.05 lakhs. More than half of the respondents (67.00 per cent) were primarily agricultural farmers and kept the animal husbandry as their secondary source of income. Forty three per cent of the Kangayam cattle farmers possessed medium level (three to five TLU) of Kangayam herd size, 63.50 per cent of respondents possessed medium experience in Kangayam cattle farming. Majority (58.50 per cent) of the respondents had medium level of extension agency contact, 49.00 per cent had medium level of mass media usage, 47.00 per cent of farmers had high level of participation in the activities of local social organisations and 57.00 per cent had medium level of decision making behavior. More than one – half of the farmers (51.50 per cent) belonged to medium level of risk orientation, 49.00 per cent of the respondents had medium level of economic motivation. It was found that majority of the farmers maintain this breed as a traditional practice for livelihood, agriculture and draught purpose. Hence, programmes should be made in such a way that by involving the local community for conservation of the breed and also to get more returns from the existing system of livestock farming thereby enhancing the livelihood of the farmers.ArticleItem Open Access Socio-Economic Profile of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Affected Farmers of Tamil Nadu(2020) Senthilkumar, K; Mathialagan, P; Manivannan, C; TANUVASHuman-wildlife conflict (HWC) arises when there is a compulsion to share common limited resources, such as land, game, livestock or fish .There has been more livestock loss in areas where people took their livestock to graze inside a reserve. Hence, a study was conducted to find out the socio-economic profile of the human wildlife conflict affected farmers in Tamil Nadu. Majority of the respondents were old aged, marginal land holders, educated up to secondary level, possessed medium unit of livestock, practiced agriculture and livestock as their primary occupation, had medium level of annual income and residing at 0.5 to 1 km away from the forest area. Nearly two-third of the farmers possessed medium level of knowledge with regard to various HWC. Among the human-elephant conflict farmers, half of the population had medium level of knowledge on HWC.ArticleItem Open Access UTILISATION PATTERN OF ICT (INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY) AMONG UNDERGRADUATE VETERINARY STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN STATES OF INDIA(2020-07) Manivannan, C; Sakthivel, KM; Narmatha, N; Uma, V; Karthikeyan, S; TANUVASA study was undertaken with the objective of assessing the utilisation pattern of ICT (Information Communication Technology) among undergraduate veterinary students in southern states of India. Data were collected from 248 final year undergraduate students of 12 veterinary colleges in five southern states of India viz. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka Andhra Pradesh and Telangana through pretested questionnaire. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the students studied had 3-4 years of experience in using internet and accessed internet through mobile phone (61.29%). One-third (33.06%) of the students used internet 2-3 days in a week for academic activity while, 30.65% used internet every day for personal activity. The study revealed that students used internet mainly for the preparation of assignments (97.58%). The major problems faced by the students in using ICT tools were slow speed of internet (77.82%) and inadequate number of computers (75.81%) in the institutions. It could be concluded that veterinary students had accessed substantial information technology resources and had knowledge towards computer and internet. Provision of structured information technology training for veterinary students would help them to acquire necessary skills to maximise the utilisation of online veterinary resources.ThesisItem Open Access Untitled(TANUVAS, 1997) Manivannan, C; TANUVAS; Subramanian, R; Prabakaran, R; Kanakaraj, P