Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Used for Reproductive Disorders and Constraints Faced by Small Dairy Farmers

Authors

  • Hukum Chandra Verma Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension EducationCollege of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, UP
  • Kunwar Dhananajay Singh Livestock Farm ComplexCollege of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, UP
  • Manoj Kumar Verma Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, UP
  • Subodh Kumar Livestock Farm Complex College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, UP
  • Amit Kumar Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension EducationCollege of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, UP
  • Rajesh Kumar Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, UP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijar.2025.46.02.5

Keywords:

Constraints, Management practices, Reproductive disorder, Small dairy farmers

Abstract

The present study was conducted by the Department of Veterinary & A.H. Extension Education, ANDUAT Kumar Ganj,  Ayodhya on reproductive disorders information was generated from 120 dairy farmers; Majority (87.50%) of farmers  in case of prolapsed and other Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITK) used are as follows: correct mild prolapsed by  themselves using lather shoe, desi ghee and pumpkin, warming of rear part of animal, reduce feeding specially concentrate. Lack of grazing fields (100) was ranked first constraint in the research area faced by small dairy Farmers Abortion,  Dystocia and stillbirth were mostly treated by veterinary doctors and remaining reproductive disorders were treated by  dairy farmers through by using grains, herbs and other medicinal plant on the basis of ITK

 

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Published

2025-07-17