SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE MECHERI SHEEP FARMERS AND ECONOMICS OF REARING UNDER FARMER’S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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dc.contributor.authorThiruvenkadan, AK
dc.contributor.authorKarunanithi, K
dc.contributor.authorPurushothaman, MR
dc.contributor.authorTANUVAS
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-15T10:32:52Z
dc.date.available2019-03-15T10:32:52Z
dc.date.issued2004-01
dc.descriptionTNV_IJSR_2004_10(2)1-6en_US
dc.description.abstractThe study was made on 2309 house holds in Mecheri sheep breeding tract to collect information on socio-economic status of farmers, marketing and economics of Mecheri sheep under farmer‘s field condition. The average family household size of Mecheri sheep farmers was 4.33 i 0.02 with literacy rate of5l.73 %. The percentage of farmers belonging to backward, most backward and other communities were 64.1. 29.5 and 6.40 %, respectively. The average annual family income was Rs. l9,432i202. The mean land holding size was 5.3i0.23 ha. of which, the irrigated and unirrigated land constituted 33 and 67 %. respectively. The percentage of farmers with marginal, small, medium and large land holding size was 19.70, 34.95. 35.41 and 0.73, respectively. The Mecheri sheep was generally sold in the weekly markets or the traders who visited the villages periodically. The number of sheep sold per year in the flock size of 6-15. 16- 25, 26-50 and above 75 was 81.8, 67.70, 52.30 and 26.50 %. respectively. The total capital investment needed for establishing a breeding stock for an average flock size of 17.6 was Rs. 34314.2 and the total recurring expenditure and the gross income obtained was Rs. 9,524.40 and 13,073.78, respectively. The study revealed that the Mecheri sheep rearing provided their owners regular income and employment opportunities. The income/sheep was marginal and the return from the animals could be improved through concerted effort to extract more benefits by improved sheep husbandry practices.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810098676
dc.keywordsEconomics, Marketing, Mercheri sheep, Socio-economic statusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages1-6en_US
dc.publisherIndian Society for Sheep and Goat Production and Utilizationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;1
dc.subjectVeterinary Scienceen_US
dc.titleSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE MECHERI SHEEP FARMERS AND ECONOMICS OF REARING UNDER FARMER’S MANAGEMENT SYSTEMen_US
dc.title.alternativeIndian Journal of Small Ruminantsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.volume10en_US
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