期刊名称：Liminalities : a Journal of Performance Studies
电子版ISSN：1557-2935
出版年度：2015
卷号：60
语种：English
出版社：Liminalities
摘要：ABSTRACT: Kankrej, one of the most important cattle breed of northern arid region of Gujarat, which can withstand harsh desert climatic conditions and provide livelihood security to the rural masses. A comprehensive study was conducted in three districts from northern Gujarat (Banaskantha, Patan and Kutcch), the breeding tract of Kankrej cattle, to find out the status of their population and productivity parameters, management practices, availability of local feeds and fodder and grazing land availability. A total of 200 respondent, rearing kankrej cattle were selected randomly from 20 villages of three districts. The information was collected using structured interview schedule. Natural and indiscriminate mating of cows were dominated (90.00%) over planned mating (10.00%) with pedigree bull. Majority of cattle were kept under loose/ open housing system with stable (70.50%) followed by seasonally movable (29.50%) temporary housing structures. The grass cover of rangeland steeply declined from moderate grazing value in rainy season to near zero grazing value in summer season. The major constraint faced by the respondents includes scarcity of feed and fodder, lack of timely veterinary services, lack of pedigree bull and poor market facilities. The farmers possess enough knowledge about ITKs which is supporting them in management of animals. KEY WORDS: ITK, Management Practices, Kankrej Cattle.
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