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Abstract
The present study was conducted to assess the availability of Black Bengal breeding bucks in five districts from the
Northern part (Lalmonirhat and Rangpur), Central part (Tangail and Mymensingh) and Southern part (Khulna) of
Bangladesh and also to explore the relationship between distance of does from these breeding bucks and type of
scarcity. The data were collected using a pre-tested questionnaire from 100 goat rearers of 100 villages in five
districts. In this study, the selected characteristics of the respondents and other factors on the availability of Black
Bengal breeding bucks were considered as independent variable whereas type of scarcity was considered as
dependent variable. The buck and doe ratios were 1:164, 1:138, 1:114, 1:127 and 1:96 in Lalmonirhat, Rangpur,
Tangail, Khulna and Mymensingh district, respectively. The pooled buck and doe ratio was 1:128. More than 70%
farmers faced severe shortage of breeding bucks for serving their does in the above districts which ultimately
represent the overall situation of the country. Almost all farmers (100%) had to depend on natural mating to serve
their does except the farmers of Mymensingh where 12% farmers depended on artificial insemination in goat. It was
observed that type of scarcity had significantly positively correlated (0.933) with distance of does from breeding
bucks. This also indicated that type of scarcity gradually reached to severe level which may create the inbreeding
depression in goat breeding.