Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue: 4

Adoption of improved dairy farming practices in Jam mu district of Jammu and Kashmir

Main Campus, Chatha, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu-180 009, (J&K), India

*Corresponding author's e-mail: drjsmanhas@gmail.com

Online published on 23 December, 2015.

Abstract

The study was conducted in Akhnoor and R.S. Pura blocks of Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir to assess the extent of adoption of improved dairy farming practices by the selected dairy farmers. The analysis of information collected by personal interview method revealed that majority of the respondents (62 per cent) had medium level of adoption of improved dairy farming practices. Maximum adoption was found in case of feeding practices, whereas minimum adoption was found in case of housing practices. It was found that there was a significant difference in adoption between different groups of respondents regarding improved dairy farming practices.

Keywords

Adoption, Improved dairy farming practices, Mean per cent score