*College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, Maharashtra. 413517 (sanjiv_kochewad@yahoo.com)
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, Maharashtra-413517
Online published on 20 September, 2012.
This paper deals with ascertaining determinants of adoption of improved animal husbandry practices. It was found that there was positive and significant correlation of education, social participation, source of information, whereas positive and highly significant correlation of herd size, land holding and annual income with the adoption of dairy animal management practices, which may lead to the conclusion that these independent cariables will sequentially and proportionately increase the adoption. The negative and significant correlation of age with adoption of dairy farm animal practices may lead to conclusion that age advances may lead to decrease the adoption. The positive and non-significant correlation of family size indicates non-significant role offamily size in the adoption process. The multiple regression analysis reveals that the share ofeducation was highest i.e. 41.5%, which plays important role in the overall variability of the level of adoption.
