Vol. 11, Special Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
DV Parmar, BK Ashwar, MP Nande, Akanksha Challu and DB Rajgor

Abstract:
This study was conducted to study constraints faced by farmers in adaptation of buffalo health care management practices. A sample of 150 respondents were randomly selected from the Banaskantha district of Gujarat state of India and Data were collected through face-to-face interview and analyzed by frequency and percentage. The farmers were asked open – ended questions to enlist the constraints they were facing. Data revealed that, the majority of farmers faces the problem of high cost of feed & treatment, low milk producing animals, unavailability of green fodder in summer season, anoestrus in summer season, calving interval period is more, repeat breeding, poor heat detection and unavailability of shed.