KVK, Bhilwar, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Online published on 19 March, 2012.
A sponsored training program conducted on improved buffalo husbandry practices at KVK Dungarpur. In this training program 50 tribal women participated. All the desired information colleted from tribal women through personal interview. All the respondents were categories on the basis of age, land size, herd size and milk produced for sale, respectively most of the respondents time spent about 28 per cent in cleaning of animal sheds and dung disposal, same time spent in fodder harvesting, 26 per cent milking 10 per cent calf rearing and 8 per cent health management. Majoring of females performed operation like, milking, bathing, watering, feeding and health care, respectively. However, 100 percent female involvement like Dung disposed and cleaning sheds. Mostly 64 per cent respondent problem like anoestrus, 32 per cent repeat breeding 20 per cent prolapse, 10 per cent mastitis, 8 per cent calf mortality and 4 per cent bloat, respectively. These finding are that operations such as cleaning of sheds, collection dung; in which women are actively involved need to become skill oriented. Further more the animal scientists are required to develop modern and cost effective technologies to be disseminated to the end users through extension agents.
Gender, Involvement, Buffalo, Tribal, Rajasthan, Perception
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