Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati-517 502, India.
*Corresponding author: Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati. E-mail: ranganadham3@rediffimail.com
1Part of M.V.Sc. thesis submitted to the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad by first author.
A time study was under taken to establish time requirements for important forage farm operations. Among the various forage crop operations harvesting required more labour followed by irrigation and loading of fodder into the transport vehicles. Land preparation consumed less time among the operations. On comparison of total time requirement paragrass required more time than the other crops owing to the difference in sowing method and more number of cuttings obtained during a given period of time. Lower total time requirement for jowar crop may be attributed to simple sowing and harvesting methods.
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