Vol. 9, Special Issue 3 (2024)

Author(s): PD Chendge and AA Hanmante

Abstract: The investigation was planned to study the feeding and management practices of non-buffaloes in Raigad district of Maharashtra state. A three stage stratified sampling procedure was used to select the animals and households. The concentrate feeding was practiced by 93 percent non-descript buffalo farmers and only 7 percent farmers not providing concentrate to the buffaloes. The floor of house mostly in Kaccha type (52.5%), made up of soil and dung and the buffalo farmers provide 47.5 percent in pucca type of floor to buffaloes, which are made up of cement concrete floor and roof was 83.00 percent pucca, made by cement, iron, still pratra used as roof and 17.00 percent Kaccha roof, made by red soil (Kaularu Chhat) of plates. The Households were well aware about the vaccination for preventive diseases. Vaccination of buffalo against infectious disease was done by 65.40 percent farmers and 34.60 did not vaccination buffalo against infectious disease. The separate housing residence was 70.00 percent as well as it was extension to the residence 30 percent. Closed and semi-closed type of house was 23.00 and 77.00 percent, respectively in Raigad district. Buffalo farmers to be carried out 70.00 percent deworming to the buffalo calves, heifers and adult animals and other 30.00 percent buffalo farmers did not deworming. The treatment of buffaloes, 81.00 percent farmers treated to animals by veterinarians and 19.00 percent farmers treated to unskilled persons. The large percentages of the households were adopting the various management practices to a great extent of Maharashtra state.

DOI: 10.22271/veterinary.2024.v9.i3Sc.1429