Narmatha, N.Uma, V.Thirunavukkarasu, D.TANUVAS2020-03-122020-03-12http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810145251TNV_BC_E_1-12In rural India, the livestock sector accounts a back of the economic activities. More than 50 per cent of the bovine population is with the small and marginal farming community. In addition the dairy fanning activities employs more than 70 per cent rural Women work force. A similar fact accounts to small ruminant and back yard poultry production too. Thus the livestock sector players a greater role in empowering the unprivileged and marginalized sections of rural India. Given the greater importance of livestock sector at micro as well as macro levels of country / economy there necessitates lmproved productivity, minimizing the loss and maximizing the profit.en-USVeterinary ScienceVeterinary ExtensionArticle