Vol. 12, Special Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Vandana Bhagat, D Bhonsle, K Mukharjee, Kranti Sharma, Nishma Singh, Sourabh Yogi, Arvind K Nandanvar, Nutan Ramteke and Amit K Tirkey

Abstract:
The present experiment was conducted in Surajpur, Surguja and Balrampur districts of the Northern hilly region of Chhattisgarh state to assess the prevalent management and health care practices adopted by the 140 goat farmers in the native tract. The present study reveals that all goat farmers provide sheds and 67.14% of respondents constructed Separate houses for their goats. Three types of floors Kaccha/earthen, brick paved/cemented and wooden + earthen (raised platform) with percentages of 60.00, 8.57 and 32.14, respectively prevalent in the studied area. The majority (75%) of goat farmers in the northern hills of Chhattisgarh constructed thatched roofs. Most (61.42%) respondents adopted an extensive system (grazing + kitchen waste) of rearing. Due to a lack of awareness and training, not a single goat keeper in the investigated area maintains the breeding record. The present findings indicate that less than 50% of goat farmers know the benefits of vaccination. The majority (55.71%) of the goat farmers were aware and 44.28% of respondents were not aware of the benefits of deworming. The annual kid mortality was 12.01% and it has been concluded that kid mortality is mostly observed in the monsoon and winter seasons.