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- Pig Based Production System Contributing towards the Sustainable Livelihood of the Tribes of Jharkhand
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1 Division of Dairy Extension, National Dairy Research Institute, KARNAL (HARYANA), IN
1 Division of Dairy Extension, National Dairy Research Institute, KARNAL (HARYANA), IN
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Research Journal of Animal Husbandry & Dairy Science, Vol 6, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 27-31Abstract
The present study was conducted in two randomly selected districts of Jharkhand. The study assessed the extent of Pig Based Production System Contributing towards the Sustainable Livelihood of the tribes in the Govindpur and Ormanjhi blocks of Dhanbad and Ranchi districts, respectively from 2013- 14. The data was solicited from 120 randomly selected households and the study was conducted through personal interviews of the selected respondents in the villages selected by random sampling technique, personal observations and participatory rural appraisal techniques i.e. transect walk, social mapping, key informant interview, focus group discussions. The results indicated that the livelihoods of tribal communities in the area have traditionally been dominated by the pig based production system- C+G+P. Among the sustainable livelihood components human capital was minimum compared to others and use of traditional knowledge (5.88), education of family members (5.98), ICT tools (5.95) and use of natural resources (5.71) had highest influence on sustainable livelihood of the respondents. The pig production system prevalent in the area were found to be substantially contributing for the sustainable livelihood of the respondents and were the integral part of day-to-day livelihood activities, nutritional security and traditional life style for tribal people in the area (C=Cattle, G= Goat , P=Pig).Keywords
Pig Production Systems, Sustainable Livelihood, Tribes.
- Vulnerability of Dairy-Based Livelihoods to Climate Variability and Change:A Study of Western Ghats Region in Wayanad, Kerala
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1 National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132 001, IN
1 National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132 001, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 01 (2017), Pagination: 123-129Abstract
The study assesses the livelihood vulnerability of dairy farmers to climate variability and change (CVC) in Wayanad district of the Western Ghats region in Kerala. For this purpose, a Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) was developed underlying the definition of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change consisting of 28 indicators and 7 LVI components. A fussel framework was used for conceptualizing the vulnerable situation. Participatory rural appraisal and personal interviews were used to collect household data of 180 dairy farmers of three taluks complemented by thirty years of gridded weather data. The normalized data were then combined into three indices, i.e. sensitivity, exposure and adaptive capacity, which were then averaged with weights given using principal component analysis, to obtain the overall index. LVI indicated that the dairy farmers of all the taluks of Wayanad are vulnerable to CVC with Pulpally taluka being the most vulnerable with 48.33% farmers under the high level vulnerability category with wide variation in LVI components across the taluks. For the sustenance of dairy farming of small and marginal farmers of the region and for mitigating risks, policies are required for incentivizing the livelihood infrastructure and promotion of grass ischolar_main level innovations.Keywords
Climate Change, Livelihoods, Livelihood Vulnerability, Participatory Rural Appraisal, Milk.Full Text
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- Prevailing Practices in the Use of Antibiotics by Dairy Farmers in Eastern Haryana Region of India
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Vikash Kumar
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Jancy Gupta
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1 Division of Dairy Extension, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, IN
1 Division of Dairy Extension, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, IN
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Veterinary World, Vol 11, No 3 (2018), Pagination: 274-280Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the antibiotic use in dairy animals and to trace its usage pattern among the small, medium, and large dairy farmers in Eastern Haryana region of India.
Materials and Methods: Karnal and Kurukshetra districts from Eastern region of Haryana state were purposively selected, and four villages from each district were selected randomly. From each village, 21 farmers were selected using stratified random sampling by categorizing into small, medium, and large farmers constituting a total of 168 farmers as respondents. An antibiotic usage index (AUI) was developed to assess usage of antibiotics by dairy farmers.
Results: Frequency of veterinary consultancy was high among large dairy farmers, and they mostly preferred veterinarians over para-veterinarians for treatment of dairy animals. Small farmers demanded low-cost antibiotics from veterinarians whereas large farmers rarely went for it. Antibiotics were used maximum for therapeutic purposes by all categories of farmers. Completion of treatment schedules and follow-up were strictly practiced by the majority of large farmers. AUI revealed that large farmers were more consistent on decision-making about prudent use of antibiotics. Routine use of antibiotics after parturition to prevent disease and sale of milk without adhering to withdrawal period was responsible for aggravating the antibiotic resistance. The extent of antibiotic use by small farmers depended on the severity of disease. The large farmers opted for the prophylactic use of antibiotics at the herd level.
Conclusion: Antibiotic usage practices were judicious among large dairy farmers, moderately prudent by medium dairy farmers and faulty by small farmers. The frequency of veterinary consultancy promoted better veterinary-client relationship among large farmers.
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Antibiotic Usage, Treatment Schedules, Veterinary Consultancy, Withdrawal Period.Full Text