A Study on Awareness of Livestock Owners about Zoonoses in Jaipur District of Rajasthan

Authors

  • Jyoti Meena Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, RAJUVAS, Jaipur-302031, Rajasthan, India
  • Nirmal Singh Rajawat Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, RAJUVAS, Jaipur-302031, Rajasthan, India
  • Subhash Chand Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, RAJUVAS, Jaipur-302031, Rajasthan, India
  • Sanjay Kumar Rewani Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, RAJUVAS, Jaipur-302031, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.21.2.15

Keywords:

Awareness, Livestock owners, Rajasthan, Risk, Zoonotic diseases

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted from July to November 2021 in Jaipur district of Rajasthan using an exploratory research design. The data were collected from randomly selected 120 livestock owners with the help of structured and pre-tested interview schedule. Awareness index was calculated by using weighed mean score and maximum obtainable score. Awareness of livestock owners about zoonoses was observed on five different aspects covering zoonotic diseases, their mode of transmission, animal food consumption pattern, detail information on particular zoonotic disease, their vaccination, these are which zoonotic diseases you heard, diseases of animals can transmit to man and vice versa through, animal product consumption pattern, awareness regarding various zoonotic diseases, awareness about vaccination for zoonotic diseases. The findings of study showed that majority of livestock owners had medium level of awareness for zoonotic diseases.

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2025-02-26

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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2025): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (Mar-Apr) 2025

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Meena, J., Singh Rajawat, N., Chand, S., & Kumar Rewani , S. (2025). A Study on Awareness of Livestock Owners about Zoonoses in Jaipur District of Rajasthan . Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 21(2), 74-79. https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.21.2.15
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