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| Title: | Traditional dairy herd management practices during pregnancy and calving |
| Authors: | Nagnur, Shobha
Channal, Geeta
N, Channamma |
| Keywords: | Cattle rearing
Livestock breeding
Dairy herd management
Animal husbandry |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61D11/00, A01K21/00 |
| Abstract: | Indigenous
knowledge is extensively prevalent in traditional Indian lifestyle and rural
women possess a wealth of knowledge related to cattle rearing. Livestock owners
have developed technologies, approaches, production systems and livestock
breeds based on knowledge gained through generations of experiences, keen
observations, needs, market demand, etc. The present paper documents this
traditional wisdom with special reference to pregnancy and delivery of dairy
animals. A combination of techniques and tools were used for generating
information. These included conversational interviews with individuals, key
informants and participant observations of local practices. Indigenous practices
were recorded for heat detection, breeding, insemination, care during
pregnancy, facilitating delivery, expulsion of placenta, care during
parturition and postnatal care. The validation of database was carried out in
order to derive correct conclusions. The scientific community is likely to be
benefited by assessing the rationality of indigenous knowledge and by merging
the scientific reasoning with modern stream of knowledge. |
| Page(s): | 243-244 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(2) [April 2006]
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