Perception of Member Dairy Farmers about Animal Health Care Services and Input Facilities Provided By Milkfed

The present study was conducted to evaluate the response of dairy farmers about the timely availability of technical and extension services provided by milkfed in Amritsar, Bathinda and Ludhiana districts of Punjab. For the study, response of total 225 dairy farmers (75 each from Amritsar, Bathinda and Ludhiana districts) was analyzed regarding the provision of input services provided by milkfed. Data was collected with the help of well-designed questionnaire comprising of different type of questions regarding the technical and extension services. The results of the study indicated that overall 93.78% dairy farmers from Amritsar, Bathinda and Ludhiana districts responded in agreement that milkfed provide them technical services along-with different kind of products and medicines at the subsidized rates. Apart from the routine services provided by milkfed, 30.22% and 32.89% member farmers responded that milkfed also provide them green fodder seeds and bonus at the end of the year. It has been reported in the current study that dairy farmers from Bathinda and Ludhiana districts are very much satisfied with the facilities provided to them by milkfed whereas dairy farmers from Amritsar district seemed to be unsatisfied with the facilities provided by Milkfed. The results of study suggest that milkfed has to develop extensive extension system especially in Amritsar district to promote latest farming practices among its members farmers.