SOCIOECONOMIC AND NUTRITIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF NATTUKUTTAI CATTLE IN TAMIL NADU
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Athilakshmy
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Kumaravel
Dean, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Udumalpet, Tirupur District, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Vimal Rajkumar
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords:
Indigenous cattle, livelihood, Nattukuttai farmers, SocioeconomyAbstract
An exploratory study was carried out to ascertain the socio economic and nutritional contribution of Nattukuttai cattle to the farmers in Villupuram, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts of Tamil Nadu. Forty respondents were selected from each of the three selected districts and thus the total respondents accounted to 120 Nattukuttai cattle rearers. Majority of the farmers rearing Nattukuttai breed of cattle were middle aged, Hindus, belonging to Scheduled caste category and were employed as agricultural labourers. Majority of the Nattukuttai rearers had an annual income ranging from Rs. 80,500 -1,61,000/-. The mean annual income obtained from rearing Nattukuttai cattle alone was Rs. 27,945/-. Majority of the respondents were rearing Nattukuttai cattle for meat, milk and manure purpose under zero input system. The male calves were reared till 2-3 years of age and sold to the local vendors for meat purpose. Most of the farmers in the study area had the practice of consuming beef. Nattukuttai breed of cattle had a direct socio economical, ecological and nutritional impact on the sustainable livelihood of the farmers in the study area. A targeted livestock service is suggested towards Nattukuttai cattle rearers to safeguard this cattle genome as well as its ecosystem.
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