Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Saurabh Kanauajia, SK Verma, Indresh Kumar and Ritik Arya

Abstract:
The study was conducted in five blocks viz., Siddhaur, Haidergarh, Dariyabad, Trivediganj, and Banikodar of Barabanki district had been selected, 3 villages from which 20 households from which sample size of 300 farmers was selected. 300 respondents including 273 agroforestry adopters and 27 are non-adopters were finally selected for the study. Results revealed that maximum number of cows (95) was recorded in Banikodar, buffaloes (136) in Trivediganj and goat (192) in Siddhaur block of Barabanki district. Minimum number of cows (86) was obtained in Trivediganj, buffalo (106) and goats (149) in Dariyabad block of Barabanki district. It was also reported that maximum production of cow milk (777.1 L) was recorded in Banikodar, Buffalo milk (1173 L) in Trivediganj and goat milk (222.6 L) in Siddhaur block of Barabanki district, however, minimum production of cow milk (684.7 L) was recorded in Haidergarh, buffalo milk (889.8 L) and goat milk (170.2 L) in Dariyabad block of Barabanki district. Maximum consumption of fodder by cow (1078.9 kg) was recorded in Banikodar, by buffalo (2202.5 kg) in Trivediganj and by goat (138.3 kg) in Siddhaur block of Barabanki district, however, minimum consumption of fodder by cow (754.4 kg) was recorded in Trivediganj, by buffalo (1765.5 kg) and by goat (111.5 kg) in Dariyabad block of Barabanki district. It was revealed that maximum production percentage of cow dung (755.3 kg) was obtained in Haidergarh, by buffalo (3467.0 kg) in Dariyabad and by goat (169.2 kg) in Siddhaur block of Barabanki district, however, minimum production percentage of cows dung (669.4 kg) in Trivediganj, buffalo dung (2785.0 kg) in Trivediganj and goat dung (134.1kg) in Trivediganj block of Barabanki district.