TAILIEUCHUNG - Awareness of Aflatoxin contamination in feed by dairy farmers of Punjab

250 dairy farmers were randomly contacted in Punjab during regional kisan melas conducted by the university. They were subjected to interview schedule to study their knowledge and practices being adopted to control aflatoxin in the dairy rations. Majority of the dairy farmers(56%)belonged to middle age group. ()of the dairy farmers had high school of education and () had experience of more than 10 years in dairy farming. Only () dairy farmers had any formal training. () dairy farmers had medium herd strength and mostly comprised of buffaloes ().Majority () of dairy farmers used mobile as a source of information and only still relied on radio. Overall dairy farmers () had medium exposure of mass media. () dairy farmers did not hear about of aflatoxin contamination in feed. Only () and () dairy farmers knew that aflatoxin can be transferred to animals and milk respectively. Majority () of dairy farmers stored feed for a month and hardly percent farmers knew about toxin binders. So, this study focused on need of educating the dairy farmers through extensive awareness campaigns about harmful effects of aflatoxin in animals feed. | Awareness of Aflatoxin contamination in feed by dairy farmers of Punjab

• Nông nghiệp
• Aflatoxin contamination
• Dairy farmers
• Awareness of Aflatoxin contamination
• Feed by dairy farmers
• Dairy farmers of Punjab
• Arachis hypogaea
• Arachis hypogaea L
• Aflatoxin contamination in groundnut
• Incidence and management
• Spices sold collected
• Local market in tripoli
• Liquid Chromatography
• Teratogenic substances
• BMC Genetics
• Aspergillus flavus
• Diagnostic marker
• Aflatoxin accumulation
• Laboratory kernel inoculation
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• báo cáo y học
• công trình nghiên cứu về y học
• tài liệu về y học
• cách trình bày báo cáo
• Plant Biology
• Plants immune system
• Metabolic pathways
• Information needs
• Prioritisation of information demand
• Ddairy farmers of this area
• Transitional period
• Relationship of demographic profile
• Demographic profile of dairy farmers
• Dairy farmers with transitional diseases
• Gross domestic product
• Selective breeding
• Management practices followed
• Dairy farming in Punjab
• Self made
• Dairy farmers regarding self made
• Branded feed in Punjab
• Branded feed
• Likings of self made feed
• Dairy farming
• International border area
• Indo pak border area
• Women farmers in dairy husbandry practices
• Participation appraisal
• Calf management
• Female calves
• Dairy farmer’s in Punjab
• UMMB technology
• Field situations
• Urea molasses multi nutrient block
• Awareness and adoption