Study on feeding management and health care management activities of dairy animals by SHGs women

Abstract

Feeding management and Health care management is one of the vital components of animal husbandry and has become an important secondary source of income. Dairying as an enterprise has been taken up mostly by marginal and landless farmers, wherein most of the activities are being performed by housewives. Keeping in view of the all above facts, the present study is undertaken with the following specific objectives: - Study on Feeding and Health Care Management activities of Dairy Animals by SHGs Women. There are altogether 16 blocks in Muzaffarpur district. Out of which two blocks Bochha and Sakra were selected purposively where self-help group on dairy sector are running effectively. Majority of the women of progressive self-help group of respective blocks are actively engaged in modern dairy enterprise and dairying farming is either their main or subsidiary occupation.10 SHGs were selected randomly from the different blocks comprising 05 SHGs from Sakra and 05 SHGs from Bochha. 50 percent respondents were selected. I.e. total no. of respondents was 60 constituted the sample size of the study. This study emphasizes on the empowerment of rural women through dairy farming as a means of poverty eradication through Self Help Groups because, poverty can only be alleviated by mobilizing the poor to solve their actual problems in the form of organized SHGs with the concept of helping themselves and the co-operating the members of group.