Indian Journal of Small Ruminants (The)
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 2

Adoption behaviour of kid management practices among goat farmers in Uttar Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Vijay Kumar, B.P. Singh, Triveni Dutt, Med Ram Verma1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 169 to 171

1Division of Livestock Economics and Statistics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, lzatnagar-243 122, Uttar Pradesh

Division of Extension Education, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, lzatnagar-243 122, Uttar Pradesh

*E-mail address: drvijaykumar.ext@gmail.com

Online published on 23 August, 2014.

Abstract

Adoption behavior of kid management practices in Firozabad and Mainpuri districts of semi-arid Uttar Pradesh was studied. Majority of respondent belonged to medium adopter category (52.9%) followed by high (42.1%) and low adopter (5.0%) categories, respectively. The landless farmers had significantly (P<0.05) higher level of adoption than that of others. Age of farmers contributed negatively to the kid management practices.

Keywords

Adoption, Goat, Kid management, Uttar Pradesh