Training Needs of Goat Entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu
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2020-01
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Abstract
The study was conducted on the entrepreneurs interested in goat farming in
the state of Tamil Nadu.The training needs of the selected goat
entrepreneurs were assessed in six major areas viz. management, breeding,
feeding, housing, health care and marketing and record keeping.The study
revealed that in the area of Goat care and management, Care and
management of kid was perceived to be the most important training need
followed by Housing system and its cleaning. With respect to feeding
management, maximum training need was expressed about feeding of
pregnant does and its importance followed by feeding of buck and its
importance. Practices for increasing twinning and triplets percentage was
the most needed training sub area in the area of breeding management.
Most needed training sub area reported by goat entrepreneurs were
information about disease and prevention and destruction of internal and
external parasites and its importance in disease and health care
management. Training on tools for profitable goat farming was the most
needed training sub area in the area of marketing and record keeping.
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TNV_IJCMAS_2020_9(1)1736-1741
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Veterinary Science