Feeding and Breeding Practices Followed by Sahiwal Cattle Farmers in Punjab
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Breeding Practices, Feeding Practices, Farmers, Sahiwal cattle, PunjabAbstract
The main aim of the present study is to assess the existing level of feeding and breeding Practices of the Sahiwal breed being followed by the farmers in the Punjab state. The present study was conducted on 210 Sahiwal cattle farmers purposively selected from the Majha, Malwa, And Doaba regions of the Punjab state. The data was collected by personal interview cum questionnaire comprising of feeding and breeding practices followed by the Sahiwal farmers.
The data revealed that the majority of the farmer (89.52 %) fed their animals twice a day and in the group. Almost all farmers (97%) were found to give extra diet to pregnant animals with the highest proportion of farmers in Doaba. The results further revealed that most of the farmers (85.24 %) fed 20-30 kg of green fodder/animal/day with the highest proportion in Malwa (95.71%). Only 11% of farmers consider bodyweight into account during the first service with the maximum number of farmers in the Doaba region (13%). Artificial insemination was the most preferred breeding method (85.71%) among Sahiwal farmers. Bellowing was found the most common method used to detect heat among Sahiwal animals. The correlation analysis suggested that the efficiency of performing various types of feeding and breeding practices of the Sahiwal breed in the Punjab state is more likely to improve by increasing the size of the dairy farm, land holdings, and training attended. The training component of farmers could also improve the management practices of the Sahiwal breed Overall, the Malwa region was found to be poor in feeding and breeding practices of Sahiwal cattle.
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