Study of Livestock Management System in Western U.P

Abstract

The present mves~gatoon "Study of livestock management System on Western U.P" was earned out to study drfferent aspects about the livestock on four dostroct of western Uttar Pradesh namely Meerut, Hapur, Butandshahar and Gautambudhnagar From each dostncts four village and lrom each village ten farmers belonging to love farmers categoroes on the basts of rand holdong capacoty I e zero. up to 5. 5-10. 10-20 and above 20 acre Land less larmers termed as C,, up to 5 acre Cz, 5-10 acre c, 10-20 acre c, and above 20 acre c, categones of farmers respechvely Total boVIne v.ere 3 84 6 31 6 38 7 53 and 10 83 on c I c~ c,_ c. and Cs calegoroes of the farmers, respectovety Out of total bov ne population, drafts anomal unrts were hogher m the Cs category of farmetS and there was s gntf.cant (P<O 05) dofference found betv.een tile category and no sognifocant dofference found betv.een dostncts Gro..109 and young anomals were recorded sognofteanlly (P<O 05) hogher '" c, and c, categoroes of the farmers Cs categones of the famners contaon htghest growmg anomal followed by C4 category (0 87) Among lhe dostncts there os no s1gnrflcant dttfcrence on growmg ammals was observed Total availability of crop restdues and green fodder doller sognlrtcanlly among Meerut, Hapur. Bulandshahar and Gautambudhnagar dtslncts Total avaolaboltly of Dry+ green fodder was 206 03, 205.07, 211 20 and 231.50 kg/day/fam•ly in Meerut Hapur Bulandshahar and Gautambudhnagar dtstncts. respecbvely Value or ammal feed grade was also stgntftcantly htgher on Cs (4 13) categones of farmers follov.ed by C4 (3 00) CJ (2 56) C1 (2 13) and C, (1 50) respec!Nely As for as concern average value of feed grade of dostncts was 2 26, 2 53 2 75 and 3.15 tn Meerut Hapur Bulandshahar and Gautambudhnagar dostnc!s respect.vef;t Value of anoma1 health grade was also htgher on Cs (4 56) categones of farmers foDaNed by C, (4 06). c, (3 50). C, (3 44) and Cz (3 06) respectovety As for as concern average value of heaah grade of dostndS was 3.79, 3 40, 3.71 and 3 99 tn Meerut, Hapur Bulandshahar and Gautambudhnagar d•stncts respecltvely The average arttftcoalonsemtnalton was 0 40 0 55, 0 90. 0 96 and 0 80 untUfam1ly tn C, c,. c, c. and Cs category or the farmers, respeclively As for as concern average Arllhcoat tnsemona!IOn breedong of the dtstnctot was 0 52. 0 61, 0 71 and 1 05 un1Vfamily 1n Meerut. Hapur, Bulandshahar and Gautambudhnagar, respectovely Overall breedtng stgntfocantly (P<O 05) d1tfer among farmer of the categoroes c. (3 76) recorded ma~omum and sogntftcant (P<O 05) hogher • breedtng score on buffaloes over other tamer categones II was no sognoficantly (P<O OS) dotfer among dtstncts Among dostncts Gautambudhragar recorded ma~tmum !2 641 breedong score whietl was sogmfocant hogl1er tnan Meerul ( 1 97) and Hapur (2 21 l