Table 3.
Attitude of donkey owners.
Survey questions | Response | Frequencies | Percentage | p -value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Donkey (s) kept with other animals | No | 123 | 62.76 | 0.05 |
With one animal | 48 | 24.49 | ||
With more than one animal | 25 | 12.76 | ||
Adopted personal protective measures while in contact with other livestock animals (e.g., sheep, cattle, goats, etc.) | Yes | 20 | 10.20 | 0.35 |
No | 173 | 88.27 | ||
Sometimes | 3 | 1.53 | ||
Participated in the free training conducted by Animal Husbandry Department | Yes | 7 | 3.57 | 0.54 |
No | 189 | 96.43 | ||
Details of feeding methods | Field grazing | 64 | 32.65 | 0.003 |
Hand grazing | 132 | 67.35 | ||
Feeding frequency in a day | Any one time | 12 | 6.12 | 0.17 |
Two-times | 135 | 68.88 | ||
Three-times | 49 | 25.00 | ||
Cleaning frequency of donkey | Daily | 176 | 89.80 | 0.17 |
Weekly | 11 | 5.61 | ||
Monthly | 8 | 4.08 | ||
Means used for drinking water | Automatic drinker | 4 | 2.04 | 0.61 |
Bucket | 192 | 97.96 | ||
Consulted a veterinarian for the treatment of infested animals | Yes | 78 | 39.80 | 0.00 |
No | 118 | 60.20 | ||
Whipping frequency per day | One time | 18 | 9.18 | 0.32 |
Multiple times | 9 | 4.59 | ||
Not using | 169 | 86.22 | ||
Awareness about microchip usage | Yes | 185 | 94.39 | 0.54 |
No | 8 | 4.08 | ||
Do not know | 3 | 1.53 |