RESEARCH ARTICLES

Effectiveness of livestock delivery services of dairy cooperatives of Kerala state
Shreyansh Hosure, T. S. Rajeev, R. S. Jiji, P. Reeja George, A. Prasad and V. L. Gleeja

doi: : https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2022.53.3.340-347 

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2022.53(3):340-347.

Author Details

Shreyansh Hosure: PhD Scholar, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension,College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India

T. S. Rajeev:  Associate Professor ,Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension,College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India

R. S. Jiji: Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension,College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India

P. Reeja George: Associate Professor ,Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension,,College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India

A. Prasad: Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Production and Management,College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India

V. L. Gleeja: Assistant Professor , Department of statistics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India

 

Article History

Received: 23.09.2021, Accepted: 20.01.2022, Published online: 30.09.2022

Corresponding author: Shreyansh Hosure

e-mail: shreyanshhosure@gmail.com 

Citation: Hosure, S., Rajeev, T.S., Jiji, R.S., George, P.R., Prasad, A. and Gleeja, V.L. 2022.Effectiveness of livestock delivery services of dairy cooperatives of Kerala State. J. Vet. Anim. Sci.53(3): 340-347

DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2022.53.3.340-347

 



Abstract


The present study aimed to know the effectiveness of livestock services delivered by the veterinarians working under state regional cooperative milk producers’ union (SRCMPU) and farmers views on these services. An ex-post-facto research design was adopted for the study. A total of fifteen veterinarians working under SRCMPU, Kerala, and thirty livestock farmers dependent on SRCMPU for the livestock services were selected. Data collection was done through using structured interview schedule method. The result from the study revealed that majority of the veterinarians and livestock farmers perceived curative services (60.00% and 46.66%), production services (53.33% and 63.33%), preventive services (53.34% and 56.66%), extension services (60.00% and 50.00%) and miscellaneous services (60.00% and 60.00%) as average. About satisfaction level, majority of the livestock farmers had medium level of satisfaction towards curative services (66.66%), production services (43.33%), preventive services (60.00%), extension services (50.00%) and miscellaneous services (60.00%). It is concluded from the result that there is need to improve the quality of livestock services from both veterinarians and farmers point of view. It is the need of hour to analyze and interpret the current scenario of service delivery systems of state regional cooperative milk producers’ union through assessing the constraints perceived by them in livestock service delivery.

Keywords: Effectiveness, livestock farmers, livestock services, veterinarians