Constraints Faced by the Dairy Farmers in Nagpur District while Adopting Animal Managenment Practices

• Main Authors: A.P.Patil, S.H.Gawande, M.P.Nande and M.R.Gobade
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Veterinary World 2009-06-01
• Series: Veterinary World
• Subjects: Constraints; Dairy Farmers; Nagpur District; Animal Management Practices
• Online Access: http://www.scopemed.org/mnstemps/2/2-1273840048.pdf

The present study was carried out to analyse the constraints faced by the dairy farmers in Nagpur district. This study was conducted in 15 villages from 3 talukas of Nagpur district by personally interviewing 225 dairy farmers. Here, majority of the respondents (72.44%) stated their constraint as low milk production from the local breeds, 45.33% as shortage of green fodder and 41.33% as lack of clean water while 25.33% stated lack of preservation facility as their constraint. Referring to the financial constraints, 78.22% respondents stated their constraint as delay in milk payment,63.11% as inadequate money and lack of loan facility whereas high cost of concentrates as the constraint by 56.44% of the respondents. As regards technical constraints, majority of the respondents (68.00%) have stated their constraint as inadequate knowledge of diseases, their prevention and control while 56.89% have referred their constraint as non-availability of veterinary services. [Vet. World 2009; 2(3.000): 111-112]