• Dr. T. Sudakar
• R. Anbalagan

Livestock plays a vital role in rural life and economy even today. In fact, animal husbandry and agriculture are twin occupations, which are practiced by the rural households since ancient times. Livestock rearing being ‘a way of life’ in rural areas and with more than 70 per cent of the people relying on the above activities, it forms the backbone of the rural economy. In fact, combination of livestock rearing and crop production enables fuller utilization of farm by-products, conserves soil fertility and increase the household income. It provides employment especially self employment and the most valuable supplementary income to the vast majority of rural households, majority of who are small marginal farmers and landless laborers. Their economy, culture, and society are entirely intertwined with ovine rearing. The following objectives are framed i) to examine the economic importance of Ovine rearers in study area, ii) to identify factors are determining to increase the Ovine productivity, and iii) to find out various constraints and outline the prospects for increasing Ovine Productiion in Pudukkottai district.

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"A STUDY ON OVINE REARING IN PUDUKKOTTAI DISTRICT WITH SPEICAL REFERENCE TO KALAPANUR VILLAGE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.364-372, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906F59.pdf

"A STUDY ON OVINE REARING IN PUDUKKOTTAI DISTRICT WITH SPEICAL REFERENCE TO KALAPANUR VILLAGE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp364-372, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906F59.pdf