The Existing Management Practices of Buffalo production at Selected coastal areas of Bhola in Bangladesh
Author (s)
Md. Rafiul Islam
Abstract
The aim of the study was to gather information on buffalo management practices at the domestic level as well as the status of farmers and the problems they confronted with likely solutions in selected coastal areas of Bangladesh. The data was collected from a random sample consisting of one hundred twenty (120) farmers residing in two coastal upazillas (Charfesson and Monprura) of Bhola district through the questionnaire from October 2023 to June 2024. The Buffalo management was practiced by male keepers (79.17%) in the age group of 25-40 years (45.83%) who completed fundamental education (48.33%) and possessed to a small category (49.17%) whose principal profession was agriculture (47.5%). Approximately 75.83% of farmers used their capital, while 95.83% practiced buffalo rearing without training. About three-fourths (72.5%) did not aware about the house of buffalo. Among them the shelters provided basically at night (77.5%), majority of them had the tinned roof (91.67%), the muddy floor (95.83%), the inappropriate space of the floor (57.5%), and the inappropriate drainage system (60%). The maximum farmers (91.67%) practiced pasturage of their buffalo from dusk to down in public lands but did not feed any concentrates. No farmer acknowledged any feeding technology, provided mineral vitamin supplements or probiotics, and followed the feeding of balanced rations. The clean drinking water supply (4.17%) was also a deplorable practice. Natural breeding (84.17%) was higheras buffalo show heat mainly in winter. About 44.17% and 67.5% of farmers practiced vaccination and deworming, respectively. The general observations indicated that the practices of scientific management to reduce the innate capacity of the buffalo were not followed, food scarcity is the most common problem and, therefore, the management practices were not optimal and require to be modified through training, encouragement and offering extension services to improve their current socioeconomic status.
Keywords: Socio-economic status, Domestic farming, Husbandry practices, Buffalo, Coastal region.
| Title: | The Existing Management Practices of Buffalo production at Selected coastal areas of Bhola in Bangladesh |
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| Author: | Md. Rafiul Islam |
| Journal Name: | International Journal of Science and Business |
| Website: | ijsab.com |
| ISSN: | ISSN 2520-4750 (Online), ISSN 2521-3040 (Print) |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.58970/IJSB.2571 |
| Media: | Online |
| Volume: | 45 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Issue publication (Year): | 2025 |
| Acceptance Date: | 11/03/2025 |
| Date of Publication: | 13/03/2025 |
| PDF URL: | http://ijsab.com/wp-content/uploads/2556.pdf |
| Free download: | Available |
| Page: | 1-13 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 13 |
| Paper Type: | Research paper |
| Current Status: | Published |
Cite This Article:
Islam, M. R. (2025). The Existing Management Practices of Buffalo production at Selected coastal areas of Bhola in Bangladesh, International Journal of Science and Business, 45(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.58970/IJSB.2571
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About Author (s)
Md. Rafiul Islam, Rural Development Academy (RDA), Kotalipara, Gopalganj, Bangladesh. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6610-7969
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58970/IJSB.2571