Constraints in Goat Husbandry Practices by Goat Owners in Navsari District of Gujarat

The present study was undertaken to investigate the constraints faced by goat owners in Navsari district of Gujarat. Data collected from 250 goat owners revealed that marketing was the main constraint (85.30%) followed by feeding, healthcare, breeding and housing as 84.80, 77.04, 76.00 and 74.64% faced by goat owners, respectively. The main constraints regarding marketing were lace of marketing infrastructure (89.60%) and middle man not providing remunerative price to male kids (86.40%). Regarding feeding, main constraints were high prices of concentrate (89.60%) and lack of knowledge about importance of mineral mixture (87.20%). With respect to health care practices the major constraints were lack of knowledge about deworming (83.20%) and high mortality rate in kids (81.20%). Regarding breeding, indiscriminate breeding (86.40%) and non availability of improved breeding buck in market (80.80%). With respect to housing management was high construction cost (82.80%) and high interest rate (82.40%). Considering above fact, it is suggested that appropriate strategy might be formulated for the development of goat rearing and also for the goat owners in the study areas.