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Research
2. Preference of service
providers for the veterinary service-a case study of
Sangli district of Maharastra state, India - Pallavi P. Mirajkar, Sanjay Kumar, Y. P. Singh
Vet World. 2011; 4(3): 106-108
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2011.106-108
Abstract
Availability of veterinary services is very
important for development of livestock sector in
India. In many locations apart from state veterinary
services other veterinary services are also
available and the veterinary service users have the
choice available with them regarding the service
providers. The preference of service providers
depend upon the location, distance, livestock
holding and capacity to pay and quality of services.
A study was conducted among the livestock owners of
Sangli district in Maharastra to assess the
preference of the livestock owners towards a
particular veterinary service provider. Majority of
large farmers preferred state veterinary services
and cooperative veterinary services where it had
strong presence. Cooperative veterinary service can
be a good alternative to the state veterinary
services and the private veterinary service
providers are still not preferred in the rural area.
Key words: Veterinary service,Livestock,
Maharashtra, Disease, Rural India.
