Study on Status of Beef Cattle Raising of Farmers in Chanthaburi Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study on socio – economic characteristics, status and some aspects of beef cattle raising of farmers in Chanthaburi Province. The sample consisted of 239 farmers who raised beef cattle and the data were collected by interviewing. The statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

            The results revealed that the majority of farmers were male with an average age of 53.71 years old. The farmers finished primary school level and believed in Buddhism. They had 4 -5 persons of their household members. Their main occupation was farming and their minor occupation was an employee and trading. They had an average experience in cattle raising for 5.74 years and an average number of cattle of 7.36 heads. An average income from beef cattle raising was 68,161.09 baht/year and an average expense of beef cattle raising was 11,236.40 baht/year. An average labors in beef cattle raising was 1.15 persons. Most of farmers raised native beef cattle and bred their beef cattle by artificial insemination. They had forage plantation for their beef cattle. Their beef cattle building were made of wood with an average space of 51.48 m². Most of their cattle never got disease. The problems of farmers were raising native beef cattle, lack of know-how in breeding, lack of know-how in feed and feeding, expensive materials for building and lack of know-how in disease control and prevention.