Volume : IV, Issue : VII, July - 2015

Prevailing Animal Husbandry Practices in Rajkot District of Gujarat State

J. B. Kathiriya, B. J. Trangadia

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 The present study was undertaken in Rajkot district in Gujarat with the objectives to study theknowledge and socio – economic status of the dairy farmers in adoption of some improvedanimal husbandry practices. It was observed that 52 per cent dairy farmers belonged to middleage group, 60 per cent obtained secondary education, 80 per cent had membership of socialorganisation, 32 per cent possessing marginal land holding and 70 per cent were dependent onrainfed farming. Fifty four per cent of farmers had big size family (more than fivemembers) whereas 60 per cent had one earning member in a family and 78 per cent wereengaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. Seventy to ninety per cent of dairy farmers hadhigh level of knowledge regarding eed improvement, nutritional management, watermanagement, improved animal husbandry practices of milking management and disease controlpractices. Thus, it was concluded that dairy farmers of Rajkot tehsil possessed medium to highlevel of knowledge regarding improved animal husbandry practices.

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J. B. Kathiriya, B.J. Trangadia Prevailing Animal Husbandry Practices in Rajkot District of Gujarat State International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 7 July 2015

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