1Department of Livestock Production and Management, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Dantiwada-385 506, Gujarat
2Research Scientist., Livestock Research Station, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Dantiwada-385 506, Gujarat
*email: dr.nareshbhati@gmail.com
** paresh.makwana1989@gmail.com
Online published on 2 January, 2017.
The study was conducted in Banaskantha district of Dantiwada taluka. It wasfoundthat majority ofrespondents in all the categories of farmers were fed rajka bajari (73.75%) to their animals followed by lucern (61.87%), chikori (45.62%) and maize (08.12%). It was also found that that majority of respondentswere fed bajara straw (73.75%) to their animals followed by wheat bhusa (62.50%), maize straw (08.12%) and bajara husk (06.25%). It was revealed that majority of farmer fed marketed concentrate to their animals were more in large (87.50%) farmers followed by medium (62.50%), small (57.50%) and marginal (52.50%) farmers.
Dairy animals; Farmers feeding practices, Knowledge, Mixed farming, Banaskantha District
