Potential of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Livestock Development: A Review
Umesh Kumar Jaiswal *
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Sciences, LUVAS, Hisar, 125004, India.
Rajesh Kumar
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Sciences, LUVAS, Hisar, 125004, India.
Anju Bala
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Sciences, LUVAS, Hisar, 125004, India.
Anika Malik
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Sciences, LUVAS, Hisar, 125004, India.
Rachna
Dairy Extension, Department of Business Management, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In most developing nations, including India, agricultural extension services are mostly focused on crop husbandry, but public sector animal husbandry activities are frequently dominated by animal breeding and health services. ICT has been widely employed in the study and enhancement of numerous elements of livestock production, research, and education in the United States and worldwide. Specifically, ICT is becoming more important in livestock disease control, dairy herd management, livestock production, and livestock and livestock product marketing. However, the success of ICT in livestock promotion or related areas is dependent on a number of factors, including farmer adoption of ICT, the political and policy environment, farmer education, ICT penetration rate, ICT infrastructure (such as connectivity), and the Rural Information Model etc. So, this paper throws light on the points of such capabilities of ICT for Livestock Development.
Keywords: Information Communication Technology (ICT), livestock product marketing, ICT penetration rate, livestock development