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- Title
Attributes of Public Livestock Services System in Tamil Nadu: A Pilot Study.
- Authors
Kathiravan, G.; Thirunavukkarasu, M.; Sudeepkumar, N. K.; Kalaikkannan, A.
- Abstract
Livestock plays an important role in the national economy as well as socioeconomic development of millions of households. However, the Indian livestock production system is vulnerable to liberalization because of the dominance of the smallholder system which is constrained by poor access to improved technology, quality feeds and fodder, and livestock services, besides struggling with low productivity. Although public institutions are the major providers of livestock services, the possibility of extending the quality and timely public livestock services is less in the context of fiscal pressures exacerbated by huge subsidy and less cost recovery for the services. Hence, the present study is concerned with the status quo levels of seven quality attributes of public veterinary services, viz.; (i) geographical proximity; (ii) waiting time; (iii) attitude of staff; (iv) ‘service provider-farmer’ relationship; (v) drug availability; (vi) chance of recovery; and (vii) chance of conception. The importance attached to each factor with its preferred level and the farmer' willingness to pay for the ideal levels of services were analyzed in sample districts of Tamil Nadu. Garret's ranking analysis of quality attributes indicated that the geographical proximity of public veterinary centers was the most important issue, followed by chance of conception, chance of recovery, being able to find prescribed treatments, waiting time before meeting the service provider, attitude of staff in the centers, and receiving adequate information on the sickness and treatment of animals. The existing levels were satisfactory to only a small part of the farming community, which in turn, calls the attention of policymakers. The study also identified that the farmers were willing to pay for improving the quality of livestock services that the public institutions deliver currently in order to raise it to the desired level.
- Subjects
INDIA; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK services; ECONOMIC development; SOCIOECONOMICS; HOUSEHOLDS; FINANCIAL liberalization; TECHNOLOGY
- Publication
ICFAI Journal of Consumer Behavior, 2007, Vol 2, Issue 2, p39
- ISSN
0973-3760
- Publication type
Article