Constraints Faced in Availing Veterinary Services From Livestock Supervisor and Suggestions made by dairy farmers in Kolhapur district

Author: D.S. Ande*, B.T. Kolgane and M. M. Yadav

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Abstract

The important constraints reported by the respondents that inadequate availability of medicines and other infrastructural facilities in veterinary clinics (86.66 %), the non availability of artificial insemination at door step (85.00 %), lack of awareness among dairy farmers about government animal developmental programs/scheme (83.33 %), non availability of pregnancy diagnosis at door step (82.50%), non availability of veterinarians in emergency cases (81.66 %) lack of veterinary medical stores at village level (80.83%), lack of proper advisory services on scientific livestock management (78.33%), non unavailability of proper disease diagnostic facilities within that geographical areas (70.00 %), less availability of qualified veterinary doctors/supervisors (50.83 %), long distance between dairy farm to veterinary clinic (45.83%). The important suggestions made by the respondents to overcome the constraints, provide emergency treatment at farmer’s door step (95.83%), provi

Keywords

Constraints, Dairy Farmer, Veterinary Services.

Conclusion

From the present study it was concluded that, 1. Majority of the respondents reported constraints inadequate availability of medicines and other infrastructural facilities in veterinary clinics, long distance between dairy farm to veterinary clinic, non availability of veterinarians in emergency cases, unavailability of proper disease diagnostic facilities within that geographical areas, lack of proper advisory services on scientific livestock management, less availability of qualified veterinary doctors/supervisors, non availability of artificial insemination at door step, non availability of pregnancy diagnosis at door step, lack of veterinary medical stores at village level and lack of awareness among dairy farmers about Government animal developmental programs/schemes were expressed as an important constraints while availing veterinary services delivered livestock supervisor. 2. Great majority(95.83%) of the respondents suggested that provide emergency treatment at farm

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Ande, D.S., Kolgane, B.T. and Yadav, M.M. (2021). Constraints Faced in Availing Veterinary Services From Livestock Supervisor and Suggestions made by dairy farmers in Kolhapur district. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(3a): 673-676.