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Production and Management Practices of Goat Farming in Sirohi District, India

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  • Kakraliya, Arjun Lal
  • Pandey, Ramesh
  • Tetarwal, Jhabar Mal
  • Chopra, Goutam
  • Serawat, Rohan

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Total 80 respondents from Sirohi tehsil of Sirohi district from 4 randomly selected villages were used for this study. Total 80 respondents were used in this study. The results indicated that most of goat owners took extra care at the time of kidding (75.00%) and pregnant doe (81.25%). 55.00 per cent respondents used 20 -40 breedable goat per breeding buck for service. Results showed that 60.00 per cent goat owners gave extra ration to buck during breeding season. 40.00 per cent respondents change the breeding buck every year to avoid inbreeding and 47.50 per cent goat owners bred the goat during rainy season and half of goat owners selected the breeding buck on the basis of body weight. Majority of goat owners practiced semi stall-feeding (60.00%), 4 -6 hours grazing (40.00%) and grazing on community type pasture land (56.25%). All goat owners protected the pasture land. Balance ration was feed by 37.50 per cent and 62.50 per cent did not know regarding balance feeding. Majority of respondents offered green fodder feeding (65.00%), looping of trees (93.75%), feeding dry fodder (68.75%), out of them result showed that 36.25 per cent feeding of concentrate and 63.75 per cent did not know regarding feeding of concentrate, give extra ration to kids for meat purpose (65.00%). Data showed that feeding of pregnancy ration for pregnant animal (32.50%), feeding of mineral mixture (77.50%), feeding of common salt (45.00%) and most of goat owners were used clean water for drinking purpose (93.75%).

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  • Kakraliya, Arjun Lal & Pandey, Ramesh & Tetarwal, Jhabar Mal & Chopra, Goutam & Serawat, Rohan, 2022. "Production and Management Practices of Goat Farming in Sirohi District, India," Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, vol. 40(2), pages 1-5.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ajaees:366916
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