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.