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Subject: Family Resource Management × Author: Khushaboo × End date: 2022 × Start date: 2020 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Biomechanical Stress of Women in Cattle Feeding Activities
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-07) Khushaboo; Mehta, Manju
    Rural women have a vital role in all aspects of family, farm, and related activities, but they were deprived of access to the majority of life's amenities. The study was conducted in randomly selected two villages Khairampur and Bhana from Adampur and Agroha block of Hisar district of Haryana state. In phase I, sixty households were selected purposively from each village, thus making a total sample of 120 households. a sample of 30 physically fit respondents, willing to cooperate in the age group of 25-40 years were selected for phase II and data on grip fatigue, postural measurement and MSD was collected.The maximum respondents were in the age group of 25-37year (54.17%), belonged to the general category (75%), and farming was the family occupation (84.17%), were educated up to secondary school (39.17%), had average family education status (64.17%) and nuclear families (71.67%) with small family size (72.50%). They had a pacca house (98.34%) and had 2.5-5 acres of land (48.33%). The monthly income was Rs.30,001-50,000. The majority of respondents possessed buffalo (96.00%). In Half (50.00%) of the households distance of cattle shed from outside the house was up to 15-177 m, and had pacca sheds (92.5%). Backache was the major problem faced by respondents (WMS – 2.42) and the least faced problem was allergy/breathing problems (WMS – 1.78). The fodder collection was mainly done by the respondent in sitting posture, using sickle and average time, distance and weight carried was 52.10 min, 221.1 m and 42.7 kg per day respectively. Extreme discomfort was in lower arm and least was in foot which was recovered in 5-15 min. Fodder chaffing was performed in standing posture in 17.20 min. and majority (69.17%) didn’t have feeling of discomfort just after the activity of fodder chaffing. The cattles were fed with mainly mixed feed and cotton seed (4.99kg/day each).almost all had feeling of discomfort in one or other body parts while feeding the cattle’s. Highest discomfort was in shoulder (MS -3.33) and tiniest was in wrist (MS-2.14) which was recovered in 5- 15 min. Average feed given was 26.48 kg and were feeding their cattle's twice a day in 7.24 min. using Ghamela/tasla. The average distance travelled and weight carried in feeding was 13.8m and 10.32kg respectively. A thumping majority (80.0%) of the respondents was having feeling discomfort after feeding activity, utmost discomfort was in shoulder and least was in neck. Most of the respondents were giving water more than three times in summer and 95.00% of the respondents were giving water twice a day in winter. Neck was the most affected part in feed preparation and feeding activity mid back; lower arms and lower back were most affected in drinking water, fodder cutting and fodder chaffing activity respectively. The grip fatigue was highest in fodder cutting, i.e. 2.77 and lowest in feeding activity, i.e. 1.75. The rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) scores and Ovako working posture analysis systems (OWAS) score was highest in feeding activity which indicates it requires corrective measures in the near future. Major discomfort through Visual Analogue Discomfort (VAD) score (3.68) and repetitive strain score (6.09) was highest in feeding activity. Total biomechanical stress was found to be highest in feeding activity, so tool Prototype i.e. Motile Cattle Feeding Trolley was developed to overcome the biomechanical stress.