G. Kathiravan ¹, M. Thirunavukkarasu ¹, R. Arumugam ², C. Manivannan ³

Affiliations
1 Deptt. of Animal Husbandry Statistics &Computer Applications, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai–600007, IN
2 Veterinary University Training and Research Centre, Coimbatore – 641 035, IN
3 Directorate of Extension Education, TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 051, IN

Abstract

The demand for public and private livestock services was measured by counts of utilisation, in southern peninsular State of India, Tamil Nadu for which the districts of the State were categorized as 'Livestock Developed' (LD) and 'Livestock Under Developed' (LUD) based on initial base line. A double process approach, that envisaged to distinguish the contact process (to access to specific provider or not?) from utilisation (given that the first answer was YES, how much was consumed? That is, whether the contact was by chance or by choice) was used to analyse the factors influencing the demand for public and private livestock services. The hurdle models for animal health care and bovine breeding services were estimated by employing a Probit model and a truncated-at-zero Poisson model. The analysis pointed out that the likelihood of availing services of public system would become low as the distance of the centre from home increased, leading the farmers to choose private animal health care services. The farmer whose dependency on livestock for livelihood is more had lesser probability of contacting public service provider which indirectly indicates the level of their faith on public system. The demand for public animal health care services was less in LD districts, while their demand was more in LUD districts. Contrastingly, the farmers in LD districts preferred AI at public centres, while their counterparts in LUD districts preferred private AI.

Keywords

Livestock Services, Demand, Hurdle Model, Animal Health Care, AI, Tamil Nadu

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V. Senthilkumar ¹, M. Thirunavukkarasu ², G. Kathiravan ²

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Animal Husbandry Economics, Veterinary College & Research Institute, Namakkal - 637 001, IN
2 Dept. of Animal Husbandry Statistics and Computer Applications, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai – 600 007, IN

Abstract

A study was conducted to estimate the economic losses due to enterotoxaemia and to analyse the factors influencing those losses. The data were collected from the sample of 42 enterotoxaemia-affected sample sheep farms randomly selected from 6 blocks in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. The average annual economic loss due to enterotoxaemia was estimated to be Rs.2161.00, Rs.4039.58 and Rs.4792.74 in small, medium and large farms respectively, in which the loss due to mortality formed the greater proportion with around 94 per cent in all size categories. The overall per animal loss due to enterotoxaemia in ram, ewe and lamb was Rs.1142.50, Rs.856.70 and Rs.364.00 respectively. As all the affected animals died, the economic loss involved was just more than the value of animals lost, considering the treatment cost. The regression functional analysis carried out indicated that the variables such as the number of adults affected, number of young ones affected, season during which the disease occurred and whether regular deworming was done or not were all found to be significantly influencing the losses due to enterotoxaemia.

Keywords

Enterotoxaemia, Livestock, Sheep, India

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