Crisis Management Practices Employed by Sheep Farmers to Overcome the Crisis in Sheep Farming in Erode District of Tamil Nadu

Authors

  • K. P. Saravanan Professor, University Publication Division, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
  • C. Manivannan Professor, University Publication Division, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
  • N. K. Sudeep Kumar The Director, Director of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
  • G. Kathiravan Professor, Department of Animal Husbandry Statistics and Computer Applications Madras Veterinary College Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.20191107121203

Keywords:

Crisis Management, Farm Crisis, Sheep Farming, Sheep Management

Abstract

To ascertain the crisis management practices employed by sheep farmers to overcome the crisis in sheep farming, a study was undertaken in Perundurai and Dharapuram taluks of Erode district in Tamil Nadu. Data were collected by pre-tested interview schedule from 100 farmers selected from 10 villages in each of the two taluks, using multi-stage random sampling procedure. Most of respondents were found provided safe shelter, stall-feeding and adopted recommended vaccination and deworming schedule to combat the crisis due to heavy rainfall. In order to overcome the crisis situations arising due to occurrence of blue tongue, sheep pox, gastro-intestinal parasitism, predators attack, liver fluke infestation, PPR, high lamb mortality, FMD, enterotoxaemia, coccidial infection and anthrax, most of the respondents consulted a veterinarian and followed his / her advice.

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Published

31-05-2020

How to Cite

Saravanan, K. P., Manivannan, C., Kumar, N. K. S., & Kathiravan, G. (2020). Crisis Management Practices Employed by Sheep Farmers to Overcome the Crisis in Sheep Farming in Erode District of Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Livestock Research, 10(5), 106–113. https://doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.20191107121203

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