Current Buffalo Production Status of Large-scale Buffalo Farmers in Bang Krathum District, Phitsanulok Province
Animal Science and Aquaculture Program, Faculty of Food and Agriculture Technology, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Phitsanuloke
The objective of this research was to determine current status on buffalo production of 25 buffalo large-scale farmers in Bang Krathum district, Phitsanulok Province. The purposive samples from population were collected by questionnaire and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results was found that farmers were mostly male (72.00%) with an average of 50.63 ± 14.73 years of age. Most farmers’ educational level was primary school (38.41%) and occupation was primarily agriculture-related (76.92%). With regard to buffalo farming, 75% farmers privately owned farmland, mainly employed family members labor (81.48%), used self-mixed concentrate (65.00%) and also grew roughage (51.72%). A cultivation of fresh grasses on the farmland (64.52%) was preferred to be used as a source of roughage with mineral supplementation (96.00%). A record keeping was carried out by a majority of farmers (87.57%) interviewed. Buffaloes disease management measures i.e., vaccination (70.38%) and deworming (87.50%) were done on a regular basis to prevent and control diseases and parasite infestation. Besides, an analysis on buffalo farmers’ demands were performed revealing that buffalo trainings on breeding were in need (45.95%). These results implies that all government agencies or bodies supports should be arranged in accordance to farmers’ needs, trainings should be managed with a systematic approach, and all information regarding buffaloes raising and conservation should be provided in order to succeed a sustainable production.
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