Bimal P. Bashir
MVSc., Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow- AICRP on Malabari Goat Improvement
Centre for Advanced Studies in Animal Genetics and Breeding
College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy
Thrissur, Kerala, India Pin- 680651
Thirupathy Venkatachalapathy R
MVSc., Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Principal Investigator
AICRP on Malabari Goat Improvement
Centre for Advanced Studies in Animal Genetics and Breeding
College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy
Thrissur, Kerala, India Pin- 680651
Rojan, P.M
MVSc., Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding
College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode
Wayanad, Kerala, India
Abstract
A study was undertaken to identify the constraints and suggestions of goat keepers on commercial goat farming in Malabar region of Kerala. The study was conducted at six centers of the All India Coordinated Research Project for the improvement of Malabari goat viz. Thaliparamba and Thalassery, Thanur and Vadakara, Kottakkal and Tirur which belongs to Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram district of Northern region respectively. A well structured pre-tested interview schedule was developed at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala. From a total of 360 randomly selected goat keepers 60 each from all the six centres were selected for the study. The result revealed the major constraints to be the scarcity of superior buck for breeding followed by lack of knowledge on commercial goat farming, scarcity of fodder and grazing land, lack of credit facilities, poor market infrastructure for goats and goat products and non-availability of proper treatment and diagnosis of diseases. The suggestion given to overcome these constraints were provision of superior breeding bucks on low price followed by provision of free training on commercial goat rearing, providing knowledge about improved goat farming through mass media., providing grazing land and good quality feed on subsidy and facilitate loan on low rate of interest from the nationalized banks. Owing to the huge need for training in the area, the study also stress the need for establishing a training and research centre for goat in the region.
Key words: Goat keepers, Suggestions, Constraints, Kerala, Grazing, Training.
