Participation of Farm Women in Livestock Management in Auraiya District of Uttar Padesh

India occupies the fore most position in the world in respect to livestock contributing nearly about one fourth of the world total bovine population and women are the critical partner in livestock management. Involvement of women in livestock management is tradition in India, where domestic animals have been an integral part of the family system. Although most of the works related to dairy farming is carried out by the women, their contribution is being ignored. Hence, the study on analysis of different role performed by the rural women and the factors affecting them are of paramount importance to the planners and decision makers, Government and extension workers involved in the presses of rural development. Keeping this fact in view, the present study was undertaken in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh with specific objectives to document the participation of women in livestock management. The frequency of involvement of farm women was found in highest in watering and feeding of animal followed by cleaning the cattle shed, cutting and bringing of fodder and compost making andso on. The relationship between the selected variables of the respondent and their involvement in livestock management was found negative for all of the independent variables expect type of family. Sale of milk and its product was dominantly decided by farm women followed by keeping hard size, where as selection of feed and fodder and selection of animal breeds were taken jointly by family member.