A STUDY ON LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OF RURAL AND PERIURBAN LIVESTOCK OWNERS
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2007-08-29
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore
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A study on livestock production systems of rural and peri-urban
livestock owners was carried out during 2005-06 by following
proportionate random sampling procedure. Totally 160 farmers were
selected and data was collected by personal interview method.
The important findings of the study were: typology with 17 types
was developed to classily the livestock owners based on land holding,
mean herd size, fodder management and income level. Most of the
respondents (27) belonged to type 10 of the typology developed.
Most of the respondents (41.25%) belonged to good performing units
when classified based on economic performance. In fodder management,
most of the rural (51.25%) and peri-urban (46.25%) respondents belonged
to good management category. Benefit-cost ratio was highest (2.354) for
rural livestock production system as compared to peri-urban livestock
production system (1.0%).
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