Breeding and Heath Care Management Practices of Dairy Animals in U.S. Nagar District of Uttarakhand

A study was conducted to evaluate the existing breeding and heath care management practices of dairy animals in U.S. Nagar district of Uttarakhand. Majority (98.33%) of farmers adopted artificial insemination and natural mating (100%) as a method of breeding in cattle and buffalo respectively. For symptoms of heat detection, 63.33 per cent farmers relied on mucus discharge along with bellowing as most important signs of heat detection. For pregnancy diagnosis, Veterinariarns were called upon by majority of the farmers (68.89 %). Regarding heath care practices, 86.67 and 84.44 per cent of the farmers followed vaccination and deworming practice in their animals followed the practice of to their animals. Majority of the farmers adopted the practice of navel cord treatment and debudding in cattle calves only. However in case of buffalo calves debudding practice was never adopted. It was observed that majority of the farmers 88.89 per cent followed the practice of control of ecto-parasites in their animals. Regarding sick animal treatment, 70 % cattle keepers preferred first veterinary doctors followed by livestock extension officers and artificial insemination workers. The present study revealed that majority of farmers in the study area is aware about scientific practices of management in dairy animals

• The study revealed that majority of farmers followed scientific practices of healthcare.

• The study revealed that dehorning were adopted in cattle calves at large scale though the same is very less practiced in buffalo calves.