معرفة المربين بالتوصيات الفنية الخاصة بتربية حيوانات اللحم ببعض قرى محافظة البحيرة

Abstract EN

The main objectives of this research were: to determine breeders’ knowledge level concerning technical recommendations of meat animals breeding, also to identify reasons of its breeding, and as well as to identify the different problems facing breeders in this field from view points of the respondents.

This research was carried out in EL-Behira Governorate on a simple random sample amounted 144 respondents were selected among meat animals breeders population from six villages in three districts as follows : Krakes and AlMalhatani (Dammanhour district), Al-Magd and Gezirat Al-Rahmania (AlRahmania district),and Tiba and Gazaer Eissa (Al-Delingat district).

Data were collected by using a pretested personal interview questionnaire during January and February 2016.

After data Processing Arithmetic mean, percentages, and frequencies tables were used to show and analyze data statistically The main results could be revealed as follows: - Respondents’ knowledge level concerning the technical recommendations of meat animals breeding was high regarding both of methods of meat animals breeding, change the bottom layer where animals stay upon, characteristics of animal barns, and different parasites that infect meat animals.

- Respondents’ knowledge level was moderate regarding both of characteristics of good meat animal, appropriate daily rations in relation with animal weight, technical veterinary recommendations related meat animals health, different disease that infect meat animals, and technical recommendations of preparing meat animals for sale.

- Respondents’ knowledge level was low regarding both the different ways of meat animals fattening, Feed additives stimulant for fattening, places which go to it for treatment from diseases infection, and needed Immunizations.

- The main reasons for breeders to breed meat animals were: desire to increase farm income, achieve the economic security and inheritance of the profession, get another activity in addition to farming, and to benefit from animal manure as organic compost.

-The most important problems facing respondents from their view points were: high prices of fodders and concentrates (100%), unavailability of subsidized fodder rations for small breeders (91.6%).

While the main problems related to veterinary care were: deficiency in number of veterinary extension specialists (91.6%), spread of many of animal diseases (100%), and high cost of veterinary medications (100%).

Also The main problems related to extension activities concerning breeding of meat animals were ; weakness of field follow-ups and monitoring (100%), lack of extension publications (100%), and low availability of extension programs and meetings directed towards meat animals breeders, Moreover, there were some problems regarding animals marketing like: low market prices in comparison with that cost in fattening animals (83%), and spread of injuries due to the crowded animals markets (77%).