Studies on feeding and management practices adopted by goat keepers in Hingoli district
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2013-05-31
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Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani
Abstract
The present investigation was earned out on ‘Studies on Feeding and
Management Practices Adopted by Goat Keepers in Hingoli District’.
The twenty villages were randomly selected from Basmat and Aundha tahsils.
Ten goat keepers were randomly selected from each village. Thus, total
sample size was 200 goat keepers. The objectives were enumeration of goats
m terms of age and sex in population, to study the existing feeding and
managements practices, to study the constraints in feeding and management
and suggest proper ways and means of proper feeding and management
practices for goats.
The population of 1716 goats were considered for study. Mostly
landless labourers and marginal farmers found to rear the goats. The flock
size was grouped in between 1-5, 6-10, 11-15 and >15. Most of the goat
keepers reared the flock size between 1-5. Majority of goats respondents
followed goat rearing + agriculture labour occupation. Goat rearing + agril
labours were mostly from illiterate category.
It was further revealed that (58.50%), (40.50%) and (1.00%)
respondents followed grazing, semi-grazing and stall feeding system,
respectively. Adoption of management practices viz feeding, breeding and
housing management were studied. The feeding management practices were
adopted by 57 (28.50%) and non adopted by 143 (71.50%) respondents. The
breeding management practices were adopted by 51 (25.50%) and non
adopted by 149 (74.50%) goat keepers. The housing management practices
was adopted by 55 (27.50%) and non adopted by 145 (72.50%) farmers.
The constraints faced by the respondents were lack of knowledge
about goat management (85.50%), heavy mortality during rainy season
(81.00%), non availability of veterinary doctors (80.00%), non availability of
bucks (74.50%), lack of adequate financial support (73.00%), lack of housing
(72.50%), non availability of fodder (71.50%), lack of grazing area (63.50%),
lack of knowledge about diseases (54.5%), and lack of land (52.00%).
Constraints reported by the respondents in goat management practices
can be improved by supporting them with technical knowledge, financial
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support, veterinary aids, and supplying pure breed bucks for breeding
purpose.
There is more scope for improvement of productive and reproductive
performance of the goats through the selection of breeding stock, which will
be achieved by record keeping. Economical losses of the respondents may be
reduced by timely vaccination, deworming of goat, and surveillance of the
flocks by production performance of the goats can be improved by utilizing
green fodder after enrichment and supplementation with concentrates.
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