Beef Cattle Raising Situation of Farmers in Phonxay District LuangPrabang Province, Lao People Democratic Republic (Laos PDR)
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raising beef cattle situation, farmers, Phonxay district, Luangprabang provinceAbstract
This study aimed to explore the personal, socio-economic attributes of farmers raising beef cattle and the situation of beef cattle raising system in Phonxay district, Laungprabang province, Laos PDR. Questionnaire was used for data collection administers with 309 raising beef cattle farmers. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics i.e., frequency, percentage, standard deviation, highest score and lowest score. The results shown that most of respondents were male (76.7%) at an average age of 41.98 years old. They were elementary school graduated (58.6%), with an average of 6.34 household members. Main occupation was agriculture (90.3%), an average annual income was 87,862.10 Baht per household, out of which 46,489.25 Baht was from selling of beef cattle. The total capital for raising beef cattle was at the average of 46,014.40 Baht per year and with the average of 15,998.31 Baht dept per household per year. Contract with agricultural extension officer was on the average of 3.85 time per year. More than half of the respondent (56.3%) were trained in beef cattle raising and member of community group (65.1%). The experience in rearing cattle range from 6 to 10 years. As regard beef cattle raising system, the labor used in the farm was from the respondents’ household at an average of 2.45 labors per household. The average number of beef cattle per family was 11.4 heads, most of which was native breed (98.4%). The main feed for beef cattle was grass which was grown by farmers at an average of 4.25 hectares per household. Most of farmers (87.7%) can manage their own rearing system. The source of fund for buying the beef cattle was from respondents themselves (78.0%). Most of the farmers had their own land and grass flied to feed the cattle without any feed supplement (90.9%), beef cattle were vaccinated against foot-and-mouse disease once a year by the owners (63.1%). In conclusion, most of beef cattle raising farmer had background of knowledge and practice in beef cattle raising. However, they lacked of feed management, disease prevention and breed management
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