1Associate Professor and Head, LITC, College of Veterinary Sc. & A.H., SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar-385 506. Banaskantha
2Ph D scholar, Dept. of Animal Physiology, College of Veterinary Sc. & A.H., AAU, Anand -388 001
3Director of Extension Education, S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar 385 506. Banaskantha
Department of Extension Education, College of Veterinary Science & A.H., S.D.A.U., Sardarkrushinagar, Banaskantha - 385 506
*Corresponding author. Email - bharatkumarsg@yahoo.in
Online published on 19 December, 2013.
Adoption of improved animal husbandry practices in 240 respondents (selected at random), 10 each from twenty-four villages of six talukas of Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Mehsana districts of North Gujarat was conducted by Ex-post facto research design by including sixteen independent variables, relevant to the study. Multiple regression analysis indicated that regression coefficient was highly significant (R2= 85.90). Five variables viz., education, caste, dairy farming experience, income and knowledge exerted highly significant (P<0.01) positive effect, whereas age exerted negative but significant effect on the adoption. Path analysis indicated that out of the 15 independent variables analyzed, 9 variables exhibited direct positive effect and 6 expressed negative direct effect. The knowledge, income and dairy farming experience showed the highest positive direct effect, whereas age and economic motivation had maximum negative effect.
Adoption, Dairy Farmers, Independent variables, Multiple regression, Path analysis
