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Subject: Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2019 ×
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    DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE APP ON PIG FARMING AND ITS ASSESSMENT AMONG FIELD VETERINARIANS OF ANDHRA PRADESH
    (SRI VENKATESWARA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY TIRUPATI - 517502. (A.P.) INDIA, 2019-10) BHARGAV KUMAR, KALLURU; SUBRAHMANYESWARI, B (MAJOR); TRIVENI, G; ASHA LATHA, P; MURALIDHAR, M
    Livestock sector has emerged as the one of the most important components of agriculture and allied areas in India. Among the various livestock species, piggery is the most potential source of meat production and more efficient feed converter after broiler. Pig farming is mostly concentrated in Northern and North-eastern parts of India as compared to Southern India. Until recently, pig farming is taken up mostly as a traditional caste occupation and also by the socio-economically weaker sections of the society which might be due to various religious taboos and beliefs. However, due to various extension and technological interventions, many inquisitive people are coming forward to take up commercial pig farming as a livelihood. Field veterinarians, the middle level extension professionals involved in the service delivery system of livestock farming community, can promote pig farming among various population sectors and aid in the development of piggery and quality production. In order to promote pig farming and also to update and refresh the knowledge of field veterinarians of SDAH a study has been planned entitled as “DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE APP ON PIG FARMING AND ITS ASSESSMENT AMONG FIELD VETERINARIANS OF ANDHRA PRADESH” A quasi experimental and ex-post-facto research design were adopted for the present study. The present study was conducted among 91 field veterinarians working in SDAH of Andhra Pradesh were selected purposively through stratified random sampling method. The data were collected through well designed questionnaire using both electronic and printed versions and the findings were coded, tabulated, analysed and interpreted. Majority of the field veterinarians belonged to middle age and were male. Nearly half of the veterinarians were with B.V.Sc & A.H. qualification and more than three fourth of them were working as VAS. Majority of them had rural background and had school education in public schools. Nearly two third of the veterinarians had medium level of work experience. Majority of the field veterinarians didn’t undergo any training either in ICTs or Piggery. Most of the field veterinarians had membership in WhatsApp and were utilizing mobile regularly for professional communication. Majority of the field veterinarians felt that information needs on pig farming was important in all aspects. About 95.60 per cent of the veterinarians opined that breeding management, feeding management, ration formulation, project report making and marketing information were the important information needs followed by breeds (94.51%), health care & preventive measures (92.31%) and housing management (91.21%). Online android mobile application was developed covering all the areas of pig farming, on the name of PIG MASTER. Majority of the field veterinarians expressed that the developed application was with most relevant content, with very precise content, very simple to understand, having very good visual quality, was more credible, was effective in arousal of curiosity, with high information coverage about pig farming and with higher user friendliness. Majority of the field veterinarians were expressed that the developed application is with very helpful information, having high perceived utility and helpful in decision making about pig farming.
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    LIVESTOCK REARING PRACTICES OF TRIBES IN WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
    (SRI VENKATESWARA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY TIRUPATI - 517502. (A.P.) INDIA, 2019-11) MOUNIKA, ALAHARI; SUBRAHMANYESWARI, B (MAJOR); TRIVENI, G; JAGADEESWARA RAO, S; SUDHAKAR, K
    An ex-post-facto research design was adopted for the present study conducted in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. A total of 288 tribal livestock farmers were selected randomly from 18 villages of three mandals. A structured interview schedule was used to ascertain the knowledge, adoption and constraints of recommended A.H practices. The profile of tribal livestock farmers indicated that majority (58%) of the tribal farmers were middle aged, illiterates (41.67%) and belonged to koya tribe (94.10%). Most were with nuclear type of family (85.76%) and medium family size (68.05%) upto 6 members. Nearly two third (65.62%) of the tribal farmers were engaged in agriculture + livestock rearing category and majority (98.61%) of the tribal farmers belonged to low income group. Nearly equal members of tribes had small (41.67%) and marginal (41.32%) land holdings. Among the various livestock, buffaloes were possessed by 77.58 per cent of tribal farmers in combination with other livestock like cattle, goat and sheep, whereas, 37.29 per cent were having goat in combination with buffalo, cattle and sheep. The average herd size of buffalo and cattle was found to be 4.56 and 4.11, respectively. Whereas, among goat and sheep the average flock size was found to be 17.50 and 13.40, respectively. Among the various agricultural activities, ploughing was done mostly by husband (93.51%); in sowing it was observed that wife (95.03%) was participating more, whereas, both husband and wife were equally (93.89%) involved in harvesting activity. Marketing of farm produce was performed by husband in 95.03 per cent of tribal families. Among the various livestock farming activities, wives were involved more in feeding (57.29%) and health care activities (61.11%). Milking of animals was done by husbands in nearly two third of respondent families (65.27%), marketing of milk was done mostly by wife (63.54%) and goat marketing was completely in the hands of husband (100%). Majority of the tribal farmers have inputs availability like vaccination (82.98%) and deworming (81.25%), more than one third of tribal farmers have credit facilities (37.5%). Nearly one fourth (23.95%) of tribals have livestock schemes and subsidies availability and 12.05 per cent of tribal farmers have extension and advisory services availability. Only 9.03 per cent of tribal livestock farmers have received training related to livestock farming conducted by animal husbandry department. Majority (40.27%) were purchasing livestock from relatives and friends and selling to middlemen & butchers (59.72%). About 87.96 per cent of tribal farmers were marketing milk in which majority (38.34%) were marketing through private dairy. Among various personal localite channels, majority (61.80%) of tribal farmers expressed progressive farmers as the information sources; among various sources of personal cosmopolite channels, para-veterinarians were perceived as the information sources by more than three fourth of tribal farmers (88.54%) and among the various impersonal cosmopolite sources, newspaper was available as one of the information source (77.77%) Majority (55.90%) of the tribal farmers had medium level of utilization of information from various sources. Majority (54.51%) of the tribal farmers were utilizing progressive farmers as information source among personal localite sources, majority (53.47) of tribal farmers were utilizing para-veterinarians among personal cosmopolite sources as information source and only 6.25 per cent of tribal farmers were utilizing TV as information source among impersonal cosmopolite sources. Tribal farmers were found with rich sources of indigenous traditional knowledge in livestock rearing which was transferred from generations together which need scientific validation and also with certain cultural values in livestock rearing with no scientific basis. Majority of the tribal farmers had medium level of knowledge in recommended dairy farming practices (67.67%) and goat farming practices (53.21%). Majority of the tribal farmers were with medium adoption level in recommended dairy farming practices (68.80%) and goat rearing practices (67.89%). Lack of proven male for breeding purpose was expressed as major constraint by 56.01 per cent of tribal dairy farmers, which occupied first rank among the constraints of breeding practices. High cost of concentrates was expressed as major constraint by 91.74 per cent of tribal livestock farmers, which occupied the first rank among constraints of feeding practices. Lack of idea about preventive health care practices was expressed by 77.81 per cent of farmers, which occupied first rank among the health care constraints. About 85.71 per cent of farmers expressed low level of affordability towards sheds as a major constraint, which occupied first rank among the management constraints. Lack of organized milk marketing was viewed as major constraint by majority (93.23%) of tribal dairy farmers which occupied first rank among the marketing constraints of tribal dairy farmers. Majority (98.16%) of tribal livestock farmers involved in goat rearing has expressed lack of knowledge on good yielding breeds as a major constraint, which occupied first rank among the constraints of breeding practices. Lack of knowledge about balanced feeding was perceived as major constraint in feeding practices by 100 per cent of tribal livestock farmers, which occupied first rank among feeding constraints. Majority (92.66%) of farmers expressed lack of knowledge about preventive health care practices as a major constraint, which occupied first rank among constraints of health care practices. Lack of knowledge about scientific goat rearing was perceived as a major constraint, which occupied first rank among constraints in management practices. Middle men were not providing remunerative price as expressed by 82.56 per cent of tribal farmers, which occupied first rank among constraints of marketing.