Year: 2018 | Month: June | Volume 8 | Issue 3
Housing and Health Care Management Practices of Dairy Farmers in Urban and Peri-urban areas of Telangana
Abstract:
An investigation was carried out to study the housing and health care management practices of urban and peri urban dairy farmers in and around Hyderabad city of Telangana. A total of 100 dairy farmers from both areas were purposively selected for the study by following three stage stratified random sampling technique. The data were collected by using a pretested structured interview schedule through personal contact. In this study, majority of famers provided loose housing with pucca floor, manger and drainage in the sheds. Majority (64.0%) of peri-urban dairy farmers used asbestos sheets as roofing material compared to the urban dairy farmers who have used cement concrete roofing (48.0%). A significant (P<0.01) association was observed between housing system, type of house, roofing material, space provided and study area, respectively. Majority of the dairy farmers in urban and peri urban areas didn’t follow the vaccination schedule. Majority dairy farmers consulted the veterinarian for treatment of sick animals and had the knowledge of common diseases in the study area. More than half (59.0%) of dairy farmers dewormed their calves within 14 days of birth. The practice of de ticking of animals was significantly (P<0.01) higher in peri urban (74.0%) area than urban area. Isolation of sick animals was practiced by majority of peri urban farmers (50.0%) than urban farmers (16.0%).
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