Ranking of the obstacles in adoption of good rearing practices (GRP) of livestock in hyper arid region based on adoption gap in western Rajasthan

Livestock rearing is the integral part of the farming in hyper arid region of western Rajasthan, predominantly in Jaisalmer district. Among the livestock, large ruminant’s viz. Tharparkar breed of cow is most widely reared animal for milk and other dairy products. Apart from cow, sheep, goats, bufflow and camel are also dominantly reared in this region. Sheep and goats are generally reared in herds while camel is found single or in a group of two to five. In order to identify the constraints in adoption of good rearing practices of livestock, a survey was conducted in five thesils in different villages of Jaisalmer district, viz. Tejwa of Jaisalmer, Fusasar of Bhaniyana, Fathehgarh of Fathehgarh, Sadrau of Mohangarh and Lawa of Pokaran. For this study, 15 farmers were selected from each tehsil, thus altogether 75 farmers were selected from five villages Garrett ranking technique is used to measure the constraints. Livestock breeding was identified as the major constraint, followed by feeding healthcare, and management with mps and marketing with mps. Addressing these constrains results in adoption of good rearing practices of livestock which could be a major step for improving the livestock productivity and enhancing the income of farmers who involved in livestock farming thus improving their livelihood status. Lumpy virus epidemic was observed as ha major constraints among the cattle rears in Jaisalmer Barmer and Pali district of Rajasthan.