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Papers by Hans Meena

Animal Husbandry [Working Title]

Livestock farming is a key sector that promotes socio-economic development in developing countrie... more Livestock farming is a key sector that promotes socio-economic development in developing countries with around 600 million smallholders relying on it for livelihood. The multi-functionality of livestock production in the livelihoods of smallholders, from an income and input generating asset to a source of food and nutrition, is well known but less acknowledged. Though the concept of leveraging agriculture for nutritional goals is gaining importance, the evidence on the impact of nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions is sparse particularly in one of the major subsectors in agriculture like livestock. The current chapter discusses the potential of livestock farming systems to tap nutritional outcomes in developing countries where multiple forms of malnutrition are highly prevalent due to over-reliance on starch-based diet and other socio-economic and cultural factors. Thus, the chapter highlights the importance of animal source foods (ASF) in human nutrition, the pathways link...

… Research for Rural …, 2007

Survey indicates that farmers in the study area are totally dependent on the locally available fe... more Survey indicates that farmers in the study area are totally dependent on the locally available feeding resources like oak tree leaves and unclassified grasses self grown in the forest area for feeding of their animals round the year. Breeding of animals is mainly through natural ...

Indian Journal of Dairy Science

Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, 2002

The study was conducted in Dausa district of Rajasthan state. There were 22 extension personnel i... more The study was conducted in Dausa district of Rajasthan state. There were 22 extension personnel in study area, which were purposively selected for knowing the problems faced by trainers in making the in-service training programme more effective. The study revealed that technical competency of instructor, existing staffing pattern of the directorate of agriculture, senior-subordinate relationship, co-operation of different departments, and lacks of supervision over training institution were the major problems. Where as lack of proper response from farmers, lack of sincerity among the administrators who were directly concerned with the training organizations and lack of sincerity of extension personnel were minor problems in view of majority of the extension-personnel.

A study was conducted in three block headquarters and three villages, one from each block in Yamu... more A study was conducted in three block headquarters and three villages, one from each block in Yamunanagar district of Haryana. The majority of the respondents (94.4%) were using old dahi as a main source of dahi culture. Surprisingly, none of the respondent was found to be following the NDRI dahi culture and Chandigarh dahi culture. So, there is a need to promote adoption. for that the educational agencies can playa vital role by conducting farmers training regarding NDRI Dahi culture. National Collection of Dahi Culture at NDRI is in a position to conduct method/result demonstration at farmers home with the help of extension workers and can also provide culture at cheaper Tate at village level.

Study was conducted in Yamunanagar district of Haryana. The information gathered from 90 responde... more Study was conducted in Yamunanagar district of Haryana. The information gathered from 90 respondents. For the selection of blocks and villages, simple random sampling technique was applied. Three block headquarters and three villages (one each block) were selected for investigation. The criteria for comparison of Dahi prepared by NDRI Oahi culture and existing Dahi culture were appearance, colour, body and taste. Majority of respondents perceived no change in appearance (63.3%), body (68.9%), colour (82.3%) and taste (544%) of Dahi. Whereas, only small number of respondents reported good about the Dahi prepared by NDRI Dahi culture in comparison to existing Dahi culture.

Livestock Health and Farming, Apr 22, 2020

India is one of the top consumers of antibiotics in agriculture worldwide, which accounts for 3% ... more India is one of the top consumers of antibiotics in agriculture worldwide, which accounts for 3% of global consumption, which is estimated to double in 2030. The use of antibiotics, particularly in chickens, is expected to triple in India by 2030. The overuse, injudicious use, and misuse of these antimicrobial drugs have spawned the evolution of life-threatening bacteria that is making the current antimicrobials' reserve useless. Suitable extension outreach and continuing programmes should be devised to promote the judicious use of antimicrobials. Innovative approaches, such as One Health, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and antimicrobial conservation are the need of present alarming situation. There is need to reduce the antimicrobial use in animals, particularly domesticated animals; provision of infection surveillance in hospitals; improving hospital surveillance for monitoring antibiotic resistance; promoting rational and judicious use of drug through education, monitoring, and supervision; researching new drugs; and developing and implementing a more restrictive and participatory antibiotic policy by including various stakeholders. Thus, tracking the rate of veterinary antimicrobial use, resistance, and residues, through a nationwide surveillance and monitoring system, and educating farmers, veterinarians, and consumers could pave the way to fight against this catastrophic situation of antimicrobial resistance.

Indian Journal Of Agricultural Research, 2016

The objective of this study is to understand the dairy farmers’ perception and preparedness for f... more The objective of this study is to understand the dairy farmers’ perception and preparedness for flood disaster, perceived losses due to disaster and their adaptation measures. This study is based on both secondary and primary data collected through a survey of 400 dairy farming households from the Chamoli and Rudraprayag district of Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. The results of the study revealed that majority (61.50%) respondents were 36-50 years of age and among them 59 percent were female. The workforce mainly engaged in crop cultivation and animal husbandry, average land holding and livestock per house hold was just 0.46 acres and 5 animals respectively. About 78.6% farmers’ perceived flood as a natural phenomenon, while 21.4% perceived it an unnatural and man-made tragedy. Around (59%) respondents reported that they participated in the village disaster management planning process and 87 percent perceived that state government is prepared for disaster management any time. Very...

Indian Journal of Extension Education

The study was carried out to assess the effectiveness of an educational module on brucellosis amo... more The study was carried out to assess the effectiveness of an educational module on brucellosis among commercial dairy farmers. Experimental research design before and after was used to test the effectiveness of the Educational module. A total of 120 commercial dairy farmers were selected and interviewed using a well-structured interview schedule from six districts of Haryana and Punjab States during 2018. The results revealed that the majority of the respondents (55%) had not heard about brucellosis and didn’t know causative agent of brucellosis (55%). The majority of the respondents mentioned that they did not know the symptoms of brucellosis, mode of transmission, method of prevention and vaccine used for brucellosis in dairy animals. Before exposure to the educational module, the percentage of knowledge was 12.03 per cent and after exposure 46.54 per cent. Mean knowledge gain was 34.51 per cent. Knowledge gain through educational module on brucellosis in dairy animals was positive...

Journal of Human Ecology

Adoption of animal health care practices remains poor and there is no centralized agency to monit... more Adoption of animal health care practices remains poor and there is no centralized agency to monitor the animal health care scheme in Kumaon region. To investigate some of the root causes, a study on farmer participation in animal health and vaccination camps and factors affecting its participation was conducted. The respondents were male and female livestock owners of Kumaon region from 15 villages at different altitude, who participated in the animal health camps and were randomly interviewed. A logistic regression approach was used to analyze the participation decision. The results indicated a positive relationship between participation in animal health services (P<0.01), and also herd size (P<0.05). Sale of milk at the informal market as opposed to the formal market, and use of natural service as opposed to artificial insemination for breeding (21%) affected farmer's participation. Farmer's education level, cattle genotype, and daily milk yield had no significant influence on the participation in animal health services.

International Journal of Livestock Research

Indian Journal of Animal Research, 2016

Fifteen clusters of villages were identified and selected for the purpose of study. In general, t... more Fifteen clusters of villages were identified and selected for the purpose of study. In general, these villages are located at 32.6°N (latitude); 76.3°E (longitude); 1,290.8 m (altitude). The area is characterized by mild summer and moderate to severe winter having the mean monthly minimum temperature varying from 5.0±0.9 °C in January to 20.4±1.2 °C in June. Garett’s ranking technique was followed to analyse the particular problem or disease perceived by the farmers as well as identify by the multidiscipline teams in livestock. In cattle, highest incidence of haematuria (16.74%) was recorded followed by repeat breeding (14.97%). Whereas in case of buffalo emaciation / weakness (17.24%), GI parasitic infections (16.09%), and tick/ lice infestation (16.09%) were the major problems. Parasitic infections (36.84%), diarrhoea/ dysentery (31.57%) and tick / lice infestation (14.03%) were recorded as major problem in goats. The major disease/ disorder observed in bullocks were haematuria (2...