DETERMINANTS OF ADOPTION OF IMPROVED ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTISES BY THE DAIRY FARMERS OF KHEDA AND PANCHMAHAL DISTRICTS OF MIDDLE GUJARAT
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2016
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DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND
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The present study was undertaken in Kheda and Panchmahal districts of middle Gujarat to know the determinants of adoption of improved animal husbandry practises by dairy farmers. The study was conducted in randomly selected four talukas each from Kheda and Panchmahal districts. From each taluka five villages and from each village five respondents were randomly selected. Thus, total 200 respondents were included in the study. Profile of the dairy farmers and knowledge and adoption rate of improved animal husbandry practises were recorded through well-structured questionnaires by personal interview method. Moreover existing animal husbandry practises like feeding, breeding, housing, milking, health care, milk marketing and calf management followed by respondents were ascertained. Data were analyzed statistically to draw meaningful inferences.
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