KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT OF PREGNANT DAMS AND CALVES FOR STRENGTHENING LIVELIHOOD AMONG LIVESTOCK BENEFICIARIES OF RKVY PROJECT
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 13
Abstract
The knowledge level of dairy farmers about scientific management practices in four major areas of dairy farming such as breeding, feeding, management and health care practices were studied in Navsari district of Gujarat state. Considering the potentiality of Gandevi, Jalalpore and Vansda talukas of the Navsari district, nine villages were selected proportionately. Proportionate random sampling method was used to identify 100 respondents from nine villages. The study find out that majority of the livestock beneficiaries (81.00 per cent) were in middle to old age groups, secondary level of education (57.00 per cent), small family size (64.00 per cent), higher level of animal husbandry experience (79.00 per cent), active social participation (69.00 per cent), small size of land holding (69.00 per cent), medium to large size of livestock possession (86.00 per cent), frequently accessed the information (70.00 per cent), medium to higher level of innovativeness (73.00 per cent), medium to higher level of risk orientation (82.00 per cent), moderate to higher level of scientific orientation (78.00 per cent) and 81.00 per cent earned their livelihood from two enterprises (animal husbandry + farming or animal husbandry + service/ business). In case of knowledge, majority of the livestock beneficiaries had high level of knowledge about breeding practices (74.00 per cent), feeding practices (60.00 per cent), management practices (66.00 per cent), and health care practices (72.00 per cent). In overall knowledge, majority of the livestock beneficiaries (76.00 per cent) were found with high level of knowledge about scientific management practices. Education of beneficiaries (0.3324**), social participation (0.2695**), source of information (0.3944**), risk orientation (0.4495**) and scientific orientation (0.4017**) found highly significant association with knowledge about scientific management.
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R. M. BHUVA
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