STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INSERVICE TRAINING INSTITUTE (AHITI) PESHAWAR, ON BUFFALOES PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE IN THREE DISTRICTS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Published: November 20, 2011

By: M. Usman, M. S. Qureshi, Kausarzeb, H. Khan and Q. Ali

Summary

A survey study was conducted to investigate and evaluate the impact of trainings carried out by AHITI on the overall production performance of buffaloes in three districts. Sixty farmers were randomly selected from each district and divided into four groups and each group 15 members of farmers, without training (controlled), one week, two weeks and four weeks trainings which were considered as G-I, G-II, G-III and G-IV respectively. Ten years data were collected form one hundred and eighty farmers on different parameters like, feeding practices, de-worming frequency, health status, buffaloes performance regarding productive and reproductive traits, through a model questionnaire/ interview schedule. The data analyzed through an analysis of variance and means were compared using DMT test. Milk production was the highest (P<0.05) in Peshawar district while de-worming frequency in Nowshera when compared with Charsadda district. Location had a significant (P<0.05) effect on parameters studied regarding buffaloes performance, disease incidence and concentrate feeding of animals of trained farmers were higher (P<0.05) than those untrained farmers. It was concluded from the findings of the present study that the long term training significantly increased per animal production and indirectly reduces herd size and health status improved of concerned area. Key words: Farmers, Trainings, Animal husbandry practices, Model questioner, interview, Evaluation, Buffaloes performance

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