WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION

Livestock production is of paramount importance in minimizing the vulnerabilityof poor and marginalized people in remote rural areas. Women play an active role in managingand care taking of the herd by participating in different activities of livestock management. Thegrowing population is exerting pressure on all the resources and in future, it is expected that thelivestock demand will also increase for fulfilling the demands of masses. Due to women’s crucialrole in livestock management activities, they are more susceptible to zoonotic diseases. Thezoonotic diseases are becoming a threat by becoming responsible for the death of 2.2 millionpeople every year and majority of the victims belong to developing countries. Objectives: Tofind out health related issues while participating in livestock management activities. StudyDesign: Survey. Period: 2011-2012. Methods: The present study was conducted in rural areasof district Toba Tek Singh. One Union Council (UC) and three villages from the selected UC wereselected by using simple random sampling technique. The sample size of the study was 120respondents of rural females having forty respondents from each village. Results: The studyrevealed that majority of the respondents was involved in grazing and fodder cutting activitiesand they are satisfied with their role. It was also noted that the highly educated respondents weremore secure from diseases than that of less educated and illiterate respondents. Conclusion:It is the sole responsibility of the government and public sector department to run campaignregarding livestock diseases to whom human are susceptible so that the risks regarding thissituation may be minimized.