Study on farm management, genetics using and semen planning management for beef cattle farmers in Muang District, Phetchabun Province
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The objectives of this research were to study: 1) basic farmer information, 2) farm management
and 3) the number of beef cattle data and genetics using of beef cattle farmers in Muang district, Phetchabun Province. The data from 206 farmers were collected by questionnaires and all data were analyzed for descriptive statistics, frequency and percentage. The results were used to plan beef cattle semen management. The results of the study on basic characteristics of farmers were found that most of the farmers were male 85.44 %, aged 60 years or over 37.86 % and 78.64 % had primary school education and 42.23 % had experience in raising cattle for more than 20 years. The results of the study on raising conditions and farm management showed that 72.33 % of the farmers were semi-intensive raising systems, 61.65 % of roughage feeding only and 37.86 % of roughage combined with concentrate feeding. Most of the farmers used rice straw, 23.30 %. Farmers used mineral block 66.02 %. Most of the cattle were vaccinated 84.95 % and dewormed 94.17 %. It was found that most of the farmers raised 50 % crossbred American Brahman with indigenous cattle 73.99 %. In the genetic us, it was found that farmers would be encouraged to use 100 % pedigree levels frozen semen in each breed of cattle, and the semen management plan for beef cattle was multiplied by the artificial insemination index with the number of female cattle separated by pedigree level in each breed for prepare the total amount of frozen semen that will be required for artificial insemination.
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