Constraints Experienced by Commercial Dairy Farm Owners in Aravalli District of North Gujarat

The present study was carried out to analyze the constraints faced by commercial dairy farm owners in Aravalli district of North Gujarat. The study was conducted in four taluka of Aravalli district bypersonal interviewing fourty respondents. The ex-post facto research design was followed. Here, regarding to feeding constraint majority of respondents complained about high cost of concentrate feed and its ingredients (62.50 per cent), 52.50 per cent as poor availability of green fodder and shortage of dry fodder in monsoon if available then it cost more (40.00 percent). Referring to breeding constraints 45.00 percent were stated constraint about low productive local indigenous dairy animals, no timely availability of high quality pure breeding bull or semen and more number of animals with reproductive disorder (30.00 per cent). As regards administrative constraint 35.00 percent were reported non ruminative price for milk and government scheme doesn't reach to real beneficiary (27.50 per cent). Referring to miscellaneous constraints 35.00 per cent faced constraint as too high price for high yielding animals, high charges of veterinary services (27.50 per cent) and high investment for cattle shade and building (22.50 per cent).