Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development

Women engaged in dairy farming maintain their own convenient posture for performing the task. Use of revolving stool has been popularized through various extension activities such as training, demonstration and field days to reduce drudgery involved in milking activity. Technology on revolving stool provided by the Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar has been used for conducting extension activities by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kashipur during the year 2014–15 and 2015–16. Ten demonstrations were conducted in five villages of Rudrapur block, district U.S. Nagar namely Danpur, Bhoorarani, Chattarpur, Khanpur-1 and Anandkhera-1. The observations and experiences of respondents were collected through questionnaire and field visits for its ease in operation and reduction in musculo skeletal disorders. Results revealed mean score for the parameters for two years i.e. 2014–15 and 2015–16 such as bio-mechanical-4.3, 4.8; physical stress- 4.6, 4.6; work output-3.6, 4.0; tool factor- 4.8,4.8; field acceptability-4.6,4.6 and the average mean score were found to be 4.38 and 4.56 whereas acceptability score was found to be 70.8 and 71.8, respectively. Percent change in knowledge pre exposure 11.36% and post exposure of training and field day it was found as 90.96%, profitability (in terms of health benefits) pre exposure 5.68% and post exposure it was found as 93.18% and awareness regarding revolving stool pre exposure -7.95% and post exposure it was found as 98.86%. The results of ten demonstrations conducted on revolving stools revealed that they were highly acceptable and relevant for drudgery reduction among farm women for milking operation of dairy animals.