Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
K Chinnamani, AK Thiruvenkadan, J Muralidharan and T Chandrasekar

Abstract:
Goats contribute significantly to the Indian economy by sustaining the livelihood of rural people. It was reared under extensive, semi-intensive and intensive systems of management. 40 Tellicherry and 40 Salam black kids under the age of 3 – 4 months were selected for the study in the economic analysis of intensive and semi-intensive goat rearing. The selected goats were divided into Treatment – 1 (T1 – 8 males and 12 females) and Treatment – 2 (T2 – 8 males and 12 females) in each breed. The net income obtained per animal in Tellicherry males reared under intensive and semi-intensive systems of management was Rs. 752.33 and Rs. 828.70, respectively and corresponding value observed in Tellicherry female kids was Rs. 311.92 and Rs. 363.36 respectively. In Salem Black kids, the net income per animal observed under intensive and semi-intensive systems of management was Rs. 675.06 and Rs. 730.10 for males and Rs. 195.77 and Rs. 296.84 for females. The study concluded that the semi-intensive system was the best method for high return when compared to the intensive system of management in the Tellicherry and Salem Black goat rearing.