India accounts for 20% of the world's goat population with annual growth rate of 1.6% (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying 2005). Jamunapari is a dual purpose (milk and meat) goat breed, mainly found in the undulated land of Chakarnagar between the ravines of Jamuna (Yamuna) and Chambal rivers in Etawah district (26.8° north latitude and 79.3° east longitude) of Uttar Pradesh, India (Acharya, 1982). This breed has great potential beyond technological gaps or information gaps in the goat management practices in the region. These problems have been well recognized since last two decades due to failure of extension communication systems. With this background to sustain goat production of Jamunapari goat in Etawah district, this study was conducted with 80 respondents in 2007 to know the technological adoption gaps, and constraints of information gaps present in the study area. During study in feeding, breeding and health management practices maximum technological information gap was observed. And inadequate veterinary help, infrequent purchasing of new goats, labour problems, attacks by wild animals, and seasonal shortages of forage were perceived as the main constraints in Jamunapari goat rearing in the study area.
Management, sustain, adoption
