Journal of Research
Year : 2002, Volume : 39, Issue : 2
First page : ( 286) Last page : ( 293)
Print ISSN : 0048-6019. Online ISSN : 2277-1271.

Identification of Indigenous Practices in Dairy Farming

Singla Shaguna, M.Sc. Student, Kaur Manjit

Department of Home Science, Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

Received:  16  January,  2001.

Abstract

With respect to identification of indigenous practices and their scientific validation the findings reported that forty indigenous practices were being used by the respondents for the cure of various diseases of milch animals. Out of these practices only twelve practices were found to be scientific as expressed by the experts. Local availability, cheap, easy to use, no side effect and a family practice were main reasons mentioned by the respondents for using these indigenous practices.

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Keywords

Expert opinion, Indigenous practices, Milch animals, Scientific validation.

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