“Assessment of Animal Husbandry Practices in Ajmer District of Rajasthan”
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2022
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SARDARVALLABH BHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE MEERUT 250110
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The present study entitled “Assessment of Animal Husbandry Practices in Ajmer District of Rajasthan” was taken up with general objective: study the socio-economic status of livestock owner, assess the animal husbandry practices and assess the constraint value of animal husbandry practices. Taking two blocks from Ajmer district 100 respondents were selected randomly from each selected block. Majority of respondents were middle age, illiterate, having livestock rearing experience medium level of experience, belonged to ST category, land holding small in size and majority of respondents had semi pakka house. Majority of farmers were practicing agriculture as their main occupation, followed by animal husbandry and small agriculture income category. Majority of animal husbandry farmers had not received any training on animal husbandry. The material of animal shed was thatch in majority of respondents, the provision of adequate light in animal shed and rearing their animal under provision of extreme weather, followed inseminating their animal at onset of heat, bellowing was major indicator of heat oestrous. Majority of respondents were followed natural service & pregnancy diagnosis by experts. The feeding practices as sorghum kutti and lucerne along with readymade concentrates. Majority of respondents were cleaning animals’ water though and manger on weekly basis, livestock owner reared their animal for sell of milk and offering neem/khejri tree leaves round the year. Majority of respondents said that lake of A.I centre, lack of services at
centre, distance location of veterinary hospital considered as most serious. Majority of respondents said that high-cost of concentrates feed as most serious lack of availability of green fodder as most serious, most serious constraints was lack of knowledge of balanced ration, poor availability of concentrates and mineral in village. Cost of management was very high as most serious constraints. The majority of respondents were said that inadequate knowledge on diseases of animal and their control as most serious constraints. Most of respondents were said that poor finance facility and lack of availability of veterinary doctor were most serious constraints.
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“Assessment of Animal Husbandry Practices in Ajmer District of Rajasthan”
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“Assessment of Animal Husbandry Practices in Ajmer District of Rajasthan”