SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF MANIPURI PONY OWNERS*
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Authors
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S.C. Gupta
Department of Animal Production and Management,
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences,
K. B. Sarani, Kolkata-700037, West Bengal, India
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TH Randhir Singh
Department of Animal Production and Management,
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences,
K. B. Sarani, Kolkata-700037, West Bengal, India
Abstract
A study was taken up to generate research based information on various socioeconomicprofiles of Manipuri Pony owners. During the survey, 215 Manipuri Pony owners
and farmers from 3 districts were interviewed using questionnaire. The study on various
socio-economic parameters revealed that most of the pony owners belong to 15-55 years
age group. About 76.74% of them had passed at least class VIII. In majority of the cases
(62.33%), the holding size was 1 animal followed by 23.26% with 2 animals. The survey
also revealed most of the owners (56.74%) were not having any land (landless) while
32.56% maintained land up to 1 hectare. It was also known that Pony owners didn’t receive
any economic return from pony rearing at present unlike other livestock like dairy, poultry and
piggery. The survey further revealed that majority of the pony owners are economically
backward and 59.92% of the pony owners depended for their livelihood on agriculture and allied activites
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09-01-2017
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08-05-2017
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Gupta, S., & Randhir Singh, T. (2017). SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF MANIPURI PONY OWNERS*. Indian Journal of Animal Production and Management, 30(3-4). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAPM/article/view/66753