Socio-economic condition, cattle production and management system in a community at Pabna district of Bangladesh
| Autor: | Najmul Haque, Salahuddin, Mohammed Sirajul Islam, Sirazum Munira, Mst Nilufa Yeasmin, Mostain Billah, Rezwanul Habib, Shahjahan, Seikh Masudur Rahman, Azharul Islam Talukder, Abu Haris Miah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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education.field_of_study
010308 nuclear & particles physics business.industry 05 social sciences Population 050109 social psychology General Medicine Pabna cattle Animal husbandry 01 natural sciences Crossbreed Cattle feeding Toxicology Geography Milk yield Agriculture 0103 physical sciences 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Livestock business education |
| Zdroj: | Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries. 4:181-185 |
| ISSN: | 2409-9325 2409-0603 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to clarify the inside of socio-economic condition and cattle production scenario in few areas of Pabna district. Data of socio-economic condition of farmers, cattle population, genotype and overall management were collected from three villages at Bera upazila of Pabna district during August to September in 2017. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed following one-way ANOVA including descriptive statistics. It was observed that the age of farmers were average 42 years with 19 years of average farming experiences. Agriculture was found as primary occupation (47.37%) followed by house wife (15.79%) and animal husbandry (10.53%). Among the total livestock population, 52% (n=286) was cattle with different genotypes but the frequency of local Pabna cattle was highest (70%). About 79% cattle were reared intensively at home because the areas were surrounded by water. The average peak day milk yield (4.56 liters) of local Pabna cattle was significantly (p |
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