Breeding and Feeding constraints experienced by the Tribal Dairy Farmers in Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu
1V. Balamurugan, 2M. Natarajan, 3R. Rajasekaran and 4L. Muralikrishnan
1,2,3Department of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608002 (India) 4Division of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608002 (India)
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted to analyse the constraints faced by the dairy farmers in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. This study was conducted in five villages of one block of Namakkal district by personally interviewing 300 dairy farmers. Here as regards the dairy enterprises majority of respondents states their constraints as Lack of knowledge and awareness about appropriate heat symptoms, Lack of knowledge and awareness about repeat breeding problems, Inadequate knowledge towards A1 [time and Precaution] High cost of concentrate, mineral mixture and vitamin supplements and Non-availabilityof green fodder throughout the year.