Studies on different Breeding management practices and housing management practices of cattle in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the current status of cattle housing and breeding management techniques in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district. 500 respondents were chosen at random and interviewed in-person utilizing a pre-tested, planned program to gather data. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the current state of cattle housing and breeding management techniques in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district. 500 respondents were chosen at random and interviewed in-person utilizing a pre-tested, planned programme to gather data. The result revealed that that majority of farmers (75.4%), (33.4%), (42.2%), (50.0%) and (82%) domesticate non- descript type of cattle, adopted natural breeding of cattle, believed on relied on mucous discharge+ bellowing, expelled placenta within two hours and practiced breeding during mid-heat. It was observed that majority (57.8%), (61.4%), (58%), (42.8%) and (70.6%) of farmers do not adopt pregnancy diagnosis, calving first time in 2.5 to 4.0 years, practice treatment of anoestrous/repeaters, adopted breeding after 3-5 months of calving and respondent’s animal calving within less than 14 months. Overall majority (76.8%), (84.4%), (69.2%), (57.6%), (85.8%) and (69.8%) of respondents adopted loose housing type of pattern, had family labour, dairy animal shed attached to their dwelling, animal shed in East-West direction and provided slope of the floor towards the back, respectively. It was observed that (41.4%), (47.2%), (77.60%), (70.60%), (71.20%) and (79.0%) of respondents provided asbestos/tin for the roof of shed, brick and mud in walls of shed, cemented pillars in shed, kutcha type of housing, kutcha type of floor, pucca type of manger and follow drainage channel, respectively. Overall, it was observed that a majority percent of respondents (90.0%), (69%), (92.6%), (74.6%), (72.4%) and (77.4%) provided good/optimum ventilation, satisfactory space for cattle in the shed, did not segregate their cattle before calving, used bedding material for the cattle, did not provide adequate lighting and disposed of dung of cattle near the house, respectively.