Questionnaire for Technical Need Assessment (TNA) regarding Livestock

U/C:
Name of interviewer:
District: Name of enumerator:
Name of village:

What type of Livestock you rear/keep in your village?

Cattle Sheep Goats Horses Donkeys Camels Poultry
Breed of livestock exist in your area?
What are the local names of the main breeds of livestock?

Do you prefer local or improved breeds in this village?

Local breed / Improved breeds
Cattle Sheep Goats Poultry

How many households in the village have livestock?

Numbers of livestock in the village
Who take care /rear livestock in your village? Men/Women
Who is responsible for feeding, watering and health care? Men/Women
Numbers of adult breeding livestock in village?
Bulls Cows Rams Ewes Bucks Does Hens

What types of livestock diseases prevalent in the village?

What types of sheep/goat diseases prevalent in the village?
What is common mode of treatment? Locally/ Vet Clinic
What is the distance to the nearest veterinary clinic?
Is there a basic veterinary worker (BVW):
Has somebody been to your village on a regular basis during to vaccinate and drench the
livestock? Yes/ No
Do you vaccinate and deworm your animals?
Do you pay for vaccination and for treatment of your livestock? Yes/No
Which types of livestock are most resistant to diseases? Local /Improved
In which months do the following events start and end?
Lambing/Calving/Kidding
Start months/ End Months
What are the main reproductive problems of sheep and goats in the village?

How many lambs would ewe (sheep) give birth to in a year?

How many kids would does (goat) give birth to in a year?
How many ewes should there be for each ram (sheep)?
How many does should there be for each buck (goat)?
Did you participate in training regarding Animal health care and Better animal
Management practices in the past?
Yes/No
What type of feeding commonly practiced in the village for sheep/goat?
Grazing/Stall feeding
What types of fodder available for livestock?
What are the local names of fodder available in winter season in the village?

What are the local names of fodder available in summer season in the village?
Which are the main hand-fed feeds used in winter?
Barley grain/ Maize grain/ Sorghum grain / Millet grain /Alfalfa hay/ Shaftal hay
Farm produced/ purchased
How do you drink water to your animals?
Take animals to stream/ stall drinking
Is there plenty of water available to drink your animal in the village?
Yes/No
Did you receive Sheep/Goats in the village by an organization in the past?
Yes/No
No. of Goats Received?
No. of Sheep Received?

Is there a regular weekly market in your village?

What is the distance to the nearest district market? km
Which months have the highest prices for animals sold for meat?
Which months have the highest prices for milk and milk products?
Which are the main livestock products that are sold by the households in this village?
(We assume here that farmers sell live animals to raise cash)
For what purposes you rear sheep and goats in your village?
Meat/Wool/Milk
What type livestock products for sell in the village?

Milk (fresh)
Cream
Yoghurt
Dried yoghurt
Cheese
Ghee
Wool
Goat/Sheep skin
Mutton
Sheep/Goat sell on Live basis