Labour Absorption in Livestock Activities in Transitional Plain Region of Rajasthan

In the Transitional plain regions of Rajasthan livestock activity is a complementary activity to farming and it provides much needed risk cover in case of crop failure.The present investigation was undertaken to study the labour absorption in different livestock activities in Transitional plain regions of Rajasthan.The study was conducted based on both primary and secondary data.The primary data were collected from the 200 households of 10 villages during year of the 2018-2019.The average utilization of human labour in livestock activities was found 63.27 man-days/ animal/ year in Transitional plain region.The participation of woman labour in all livestock activities was found more than man labour in all herd size group in Transitional plain region.The annual average human labour absorption was maximum in site preparation activity i.e., 48.02 hours/ animal/ year for male and 117.84 hours/ animal/ year for female, then other activities in all size of farms.