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Cotton GinTrash Feeding Amid Feed Scarcity in Sheep and Factors Driving Inclusion in the Yarn Spinning Industrial Cluster of Tamil Nadu, India

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  • Nagarajan Sri Balaji

    (Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal 637002, India)

  • Subramaniam Ramakrishnan

    (Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal 637002, India)

  • Jaganadhan Muralidharan

    (Mecheri Sheep Research Station, Salem 636451, India)

  • Palanisamy Vasan

    (Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal 637002, India)

  • Aranganoor Kannan Thiruvenkadan

    (Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal 637002, India)

  • Karuppusamy Sivakumar

    (Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine 685509, Trinidad and Tobago)

  • Venkatachalam Sankar

    (Mecheri Sheep Research Station, Salem 636451, India)

  • Varadharajan Kumaravel

    (Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal 637002, India)

  • Duraisamy Thirunavukkarasu

    (Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal 637002, India)

Abstract

Cotton gin trash (CGT) is composed of fibre residues, leaves, dust particles, soil, and other materials derived during the ginning and yarn-spinning process in processing industries. In the cotton-spinning industrial clusters, farmers are using CGT as one of the alternative roughage feeds for their sheep, mainly during forage shortages in the summer months. Baseline information on farmers using gin and the factors driving them to choose CGT as a roughage source needs to be identified for future planning regarding the usage of CGT in sheep feeding. Considering the above facts, the present study was undertaken to assess the socio-personal characteristics and managemental practices associated with farmers using cotton gin in the feeding of sheep; also, it was conducted to identify the factors driving the choice of the CGT as the primary source of roughage in the cotton-spinning industry cluster of Tamil Nadu, India. For this, a survey among 80 sheep farmers was carried out using a pre-tested interview schedule. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics and logit regression. The results indicated that the majority of male, aged, and large-land farmers were involved in practicing CGT feeding during the summer and also indicated the non-availability of green fodder during the same period of time. The coarse type of CGT is preferred over the fine type of CGT trash in that area due to quality perception and price. The replacement level of CGT as roughage ranged from 33 to 75% of the total roughage requirement per day. About 88% of farmers were highly satisfied with the results of using CGT and they also expressed that the presence of foreign particles and dust was the major problem with using CGT. The choice of CGT as primary roughage among sheep farmers was primarily influenced by selective farming contexts, namely, landholding, access to labour, and the feeding practices of other livestock with cotton gin. Furthermore, research needs to be focused on improving the quality of CGT in the future as it is being utilised largely by sheep farmers.

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  • Nagarajan Sri Balaji & Subramaniam Ramakrishnan & Jaganadhan Muralidharan & Palanisamy Vasan & Aranganoor Kannan Thiruvenkadan & Karuppusamy Sivakumar & Venkatachalam Sankar & Varadharajan Kumaravel &, 2023. "Cotton GinTrash Feeding Amid Feed Scarcity in Sheep and Factors Driving Inclusion in the Yarn Spinning Industrial Cluster of Tamil Nadu, India," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:13:y:2023:i:8:p:1552-:d:1209726
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