According to the current data the population of the cattle in our country was drastically increased in few years and their contribution in the total milk production was remarkable. Generally, the small & marginal farmer who maintains bulk of the livestock in the country, are the targeted group in this study. It benefited poorly endowed areas like drought prone, arid and semiarid areas. The sector also provided additional employment opportunities to the people in the rural areas especially to the female population who manage the livestock in the household, thereby empowering rural women with livestock in the household, proving as a source of economic empowerment. In present investigation had surveyed a total of 71 farms from different districts of Uttar Pradesh which were mostly private and trustee and the actual observation of each and every farm has been taken into account. The present paper attempted to study the type of farm ownership, existing animal pattern on the farm, percentage of animal on different categories on the farm, housing pattern, feeding pattern, breeding pattern, labour pattern, milking pattern, health care pattern and source of water available at the farm as a whole and to the farmer in individual, which plays a vital role in the production of milk and farm management. It was found that the socio-economic status indirectly influence the milk production of the dairy farms.

Highlights

• Investigated farm managemental practices, all of which play an important role in milk production and farm management.
• About 40% of animals were in milking and rest of the 60 per cent of the animals are dry.