ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Thankfulness can by no means be articulated in words. I am thankful to
god, devoid of whom all else counts for zilch. There are numerous hands
and hearts behind this effort.
I would like to utter my genuine admiration to my mentor Dr.Afzal Hoque
Akand (Assistant professor of Division of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry
Extension), whose precious advice and insight I could not have completed
without, I can’t thank you enough. I am massively grateful to Dr. Abdul
Hai Bhat for his direction, support and endurance for the conclusion of
this study. To my advice-giving member Dr. Shabeer Ahmad Hamdani
(Assistant professor of Division of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry
Extension), for his incessant support and guidance in every step of this
journey, I am perpetually grateful. I also would like to extend my
admiration to Dr. Syed Akram Hussain (Professor, Division of Veterinary
Public Health), to Dr. Islamuddin Shiekh ( Professor, Division of
Livestock Production & Management) and Dr. Idrees Mehraj Allaie
(Assistant professor of Division of Veterinary Parasitology) for their
observant and support all through this journey. I would like to thank
Dr. Mudasir Ali Rather, for his creative help all through the period of
actualization of this thesis. I would like to thank SMC, for taking
point from their hectic schedules and providing me all the records. I
also want to thank my all respondents who found time to participate in
my study. I bestow my whole critique to my family.