Advisor : NAGE, Dr. S. P.Authors : SUL, DHULUBA MARUTI.2022-08-162022-08-162022-08-24Citation : SUL, DHULUBA MARUTI, (2021). Adoption of management practices and constraints for poultry production farms maintained at Sangali District. Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, M. Sc. xiii, 76p. 2021. (Unpublished)https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810186383Description : The present investigation entitled was undertaken during the year 2020-2021. The present study was conducted among the three tehsils of sangali district viz. Jath, Kavathe-mhankal and Tasgoan. The information collected would be helpful in bringing out the information about existing management practices of poultry owners and help in identifying the gaps in application of scientific management practices.Abstract : The present investigation entitled “Adoption of Management Practices and Constraints for Poultry Production Farms Maintained at Sangali District” under Sangali district having ten talukas out of which these three talukas were undertaken for the present study namely Jath, Kavathe-Mahankal and Tasgoan. Five villages randomly selected for the present investigation each taluka and Eight poultry unit from each villages. Pandharewadi, Daribadchi, Sankh, Bilur, Khalati from Jath taluka, Alkud, Manewadi, Banewadi, Shirdhon, Shindewadi from Kavathe-mhankal and last one Anjani, Manerajuri, Nagoan, Visapur, Dorli from Tasgoan taluka. A total 120 farms poultry were selected for the study. The poultry owners divided into three categories on the basis of bird size in poultry unit as (a) Small owner (0-2000) (b) Medium owner (2001-4000) (c) Large owner ( Above 4000 birds). Most of the respondents from age group below 30 years were from medium owner (47.65%) as compared to small and large owner. This indicate that, the poultry owners having age below 30 years are engaged in the poultry farming. Whereas the large owner (58.33%) poultry owners keeping large quantity of poultry birds were in between age 31-45 compared to the small and medium poultry owners. The respondents from small owner (48.14%) were educated upto secondary as compare to medium and large owner. Whereas educated in higher secondary in medium owners (59.52%) as compare to small and large owners. It was observed on the basis of finding that, poultry owners are well educated in large poultry owner (16.67%) as compare to small and medium owner. The data showed that, no one under the small owner category educated above graduate. The annual income of Rs.100000-250000 large quantity of poultry owner (40.74%) falls under from small owner catogery. Whereas the annual income of Rs. 250001-400000 was observed 55.56% of small and no one in medium and large poultry owners. Whereas the medium poultry owners (45.24%) as compare to small and large owners in annual income 400001-650000 rupees. Also, in the annual income of above Rs.650001, large poultry owner (79.16%) as compare to small and medium owners. The feeder (Automatic feeder) for poultry was used 100% of large poultry owners as compare to medium and small owners and manual feeder used 96.30% by small owners as compare medium and large owners. The data showed that, no one large owner are used the manual feeder. In Feeding materials (Own prepared feed) was used 83.33% by small owner as compare to medium and large owner. The data showed that, none of large owner used the own prepared feed. On the contraver 100% poultry owner used readymade feed materials by large poultry owners as compare to small and medium poultry owner. The fluctuation in feed cost is the major problems faced by small owner (75.09%) as compare to medium and large owner. Whereas the quality chick availability constraints faced by small (9.25%) owner as compare to medium and large poultry owners. In the quality feed availability, the small (75.9%) owner faced the problem as compare to medium and large poultry. Whereas the 68.51% of small owner faced the problem of disease infestation as compare to medium and large owner. In labour availability, the large owners faced (79.16%) as compare to small and medium owners. The problems faced by the selected farmers during marketing nearly equal of 100% of small, medium and large owners was faced the problem of price fluctuation. Whereas 50% of small owner faced the lack of traveling facility as compare to medium and large owner. The data showed that, none of the large owner faced constraint in travelling facility. It was observed on the basis of finding lack of processing faced nearly equal of small (100%) and medium (100%) owner as compare to large owner. It was finding on the basis of data 50% of medium owner faced integration problem as compare to small and large owner. The entry of middleman faced the small (100%) owner as compare to medium and large owner. It was observed on the basis of finding that, nearly equal poultry owner of small (100%) and medium (100%) owner faced lack of co-operative marketing facility problem as compare to large poultry owner.EnglishTitle : ADOPTION OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND CONSTRAINTS FOR POULTRY PRODUCTION FARMS MAINTAINED AT SANGALI DISTRICT.Thesis