KNOWLEDGE OF MILCH ANIMAL REARING FARMERS

Y.G. MALIVAD¹*, M.R. BHATT², H.L. MANJUNATH^3
1Department of Extension Education, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396 450, Gujarat
²Department of Extension Education, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396 450, Gujarat
³Department of Extension Education, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396 450, Gujarat
* Corresponding Author : malivadyogesh@gmail.com

Received : 09-04-2016     Accepted : 16-04-2016     Published : 21-06-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 21       Pages : 1402 - 1405
Int J Agr Sci 8.21 (2016):1402-1405

Keywords : Knowledge, milch animal, Navsari, management
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The Present investigation was conducted in Navsari district of Gujarat state during 2015 to study 100 milch animal management practices adopted by farmers in Navsari, Jalalpore, Gandevi, Chikhli and Vansda talukas of Navsari district. Independents and dependent variables taken for investigation. Personal variable Characters like age, education, size of family, social participation, source of information, animal husbandry experience, herd size, occupation, land holding, innovativeness, risk orientation, scientific orientation, economic motivation. In results majority middle age (58.00 per cent), secondary education (43.00 per cent), medium (49.00 per cent) size of family, poor (48.00 per cent) social participation, source of information (70.00 per cent) frequently accessed the information, medium (59.00 per cent) level of animal husbandry experience, medium (41.00 per cent) 3 to 4 animal livestock possession, occupation (70.00 per cent) two livelihood activity, small (57.00 per cent) land holding, (50.00 per cent) higher level of innovativeness, medium level (73.00 percent) of risk orientation, moderate level (64.00 per cent) of scientific orientation and (63.00 per cent)moderate level of scientific orientation. Than in overall knowledge about breeding, feeding, management, healthcare, milking and housing. The majority (78.00 per cent) of the milch animal farmers had medium level of knowledge followed by 12.00 per cent of the milch animal farmers had low level of knowledge while 10.00 per cent milch animal farmers was found in high level category of knowledge.