ADOPTION LEVEL OF SHEEP HUSBANDRY PRACTICES IN BHILWARA DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN
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C.M. YADAV
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bhilwara-311001,
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted in Bhilwara district by incorporating a total 120 farmers
selected from adopted and non-adopted area. Fifteen technologies in sheep husbandry
practices were identified to study the adoption level among farmers - selection and purchase
of quality sheep (58.33 %), provision of shelter for animals (46.67 %), feeding of colostrums
to new born lamb (100 %), period of grazing (100%), feeding of crushed grain (58.33%),
feeding of tree leaves in summer (70 %), deworming (73.33%), vaccination of sheep (60%)
and marketing of ram lamb at 6 months of age (83.33) were adopted by majority of the
participant farmers. In the case of farmers from non-adopted area, period of grazing (100%),
feeding of colostrums to new born lamb (70 %) and feeding of tree leaves (50 %) were the
practices adopted by farmers, while majority of them were non-adopters to the remaining
practices in sheep husbandry. Majority of the adopted area expressed that the reason for
non-adoption of recommended practices were lack of knowledge, lack of time and lack of
veterinary services and non-availability of inputs.
Key words : Adopted, Non-adopted area, Sheep, Husbandry practices, KVK, Rajasthan
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