Socio Economic Status of Sheep Farmers in Western Ghat Region of Virudhunagar District Tamil Nadu, India
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2020
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A study on socio economic status of sheep farmers was conducted in western ghat region,
Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India. Three blocks namely Watrap, Rajapalayam and
Srivilliputhur blocks and three villages from each of the block were selected randomly. In
each village, 30 sheep farmers were randomly selected. Data was collected through pre
tested questionnaire method. The study revealed that most of the sheep farmers in the
western ghat region of Virudhunagar district belonged to age group of 35 to 50 years were
illiterate and lived in a nucleus family. Nearly 86.29% of sheep farmers were landless but
89.63% owned house, average flock size was more than 50, and were maintained by
grazing for more than 6 hours per day. The farmers depend on government dispensary for
veterinary health care. Percentage of only one member of family engaged in sheep farming
was 82.59%. Most of the sheep farmers had more than 10 years of experience and were not
exposed to any scientific training. Further, they did not wish to attend training to improve
their socio economic status. It is suggested that there is a huge opportunity for the farmers
of Western Ghat region in Virudhunagar district to apply scientific knowledge and
approaches in sheep farming to uplift their socio-economic status.
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TNV_IJCMAS_2020_9(7)2437-2444
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Veterinary Science