Tackling the future challenges of Organic Animal Husbandry - vTI

RAHMANN G & GODINHO D (Ed.) (2012): Tackling the Future Challenges of Organic Animal Husbandry.
Proceedings of the 2 nd OAHC, Hamburg/Trenthorst, Germany, Sep 12-14, 2012
and above) category while 27.7% fall in medium category (i.e. 6-7lit.) and only 14.90% farmers
were having crossbred cattle producing less that 5 lit. milk per day.
The data revealed that majority of the farmers (43.50%) were using the FMD vaccination followed
by 29% respondents who were using it occasionally and only 27.50% respondent were fully using
the FMD vaccination.
Three inputs were considered essential. Viz, proper vaccine, vaccinator, and the cost (money). Majority
of the respondents felt that three inputs were partly assessable to them. Vaccine was also considered
to be easily accessible to them. Less than 1/4th of the respondents perceived nonavailability
of money as a majority constraint for vaccination.
Perception of scientists and farmers about the profitability of green fodder
cultivation and their feeding practice
The studies revealed Table 1 that farmers 38.50% had high score on perceived profitability medium
38% and low 22.50%, But, majority of scientists (62%) high score on perceived profitability followed
by medium (22.00%) and low (16.00%) level.
Table 1. Categorization of the Respondents According to perceived profitability of
Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices.
Sl.No. Profitability (Score) Farmers Scientists
1. Low (≤1) 45(22.50) 8(16.00)
2. Medium (2-3) 76(38.00) 11(22.00)
3. High (≤3) 79(38.50) 31(62.00)
Figures in Parentheses Indication Percentage.
The profitability of Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices can be judged by it is their
better utilization giving higher net income to the farmers. The extent to which the farmers efficiently
and effectively utilize of Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices under available
resources in livestock farming in reflected in the profit with regard to the profitability which are
presented in Table 2 respectively.
Table 2. Extent of perceived profitability Green fodder Cultivation and their
Feeding Practices
Sl.No. Extent of Profitability Farmers Scientists
1. Highly profitable 50(25.00) 30(60.00)
2. Profitable 114(57.00) 15(30.00)
3. Somewhat profitable 19(9.50) 02(04.00)
4. Least profitable 17(8.50) 03(06.00)
(Figures in Parentheses Indication Percentage).
The majority of farmers (57%) indicated perceived of Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding
Practices as profitable followed by 25.00% farmers who perceived it as highly profitable. Rest 9.50
of farmers perceived as somewhat profitable while only 8.50% respondents perceived it as least
profitable. Dixit and sinha (1993) also reported that majority of the respondent did not had negative
view about the. They reported of Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices d that 98.8%
farmers of Animal custodians do not adopt of Green fodder Cultivation and their Feeding Practices
their own animals. Majority of the scientists (80%) considered it highly profitable whereas by very
low percentage of scientists (4%) perceived it as somewhat profitable and only (6%) perceived it a
least profitable vaccination. But none of the farmers or scientists considered it as not at all profitable
technology. Based on “t” value the perception of scientist and farmers regarding the profitable
indicated to be highly significant (P≤0.01) in case of scientists than farmers.
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