Development and standardization of a qualitative tool to measure the attitude of farmers towards the conservation of Nattukuttai cattle

ATHILAKSHMY P; MANIVANNAN C; VIMALRAJKUMAR N; KUMARAVELU N; KATHIRAVAN G

doi:10.56093/ijans.v93i1.125004

Authors

ATHILAKSHMY P Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 007 India
MANIVANNAN C Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 007 India
VIMALRAJKUMAR N Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 007 India
KUMARAVELU N Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 007 India
KATHIRAVAN G Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 007 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v93i1.125004

Keywords:

Mann-whitney U test, Nattukuttai cattle, Projective technique, Sentence completion test, TAT

Abstract

Indigenous breeds of cattle play a significant role in the livelihood of resource poor farmers in rural areas of India. Nattukuttai cattle are short and stout cattle reared under zero input system in North Eastern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu. A qualitative tool consisting of four projective techniques, viz. Sentence completion test, Verbal projection test, Story completion test and Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) to measure the attitude of the farmers towards the conservation of Nattukuttai cattle was developed and standardized as per the standard protocol. The study was carried out for a period of one year 2021-22 in the selected districts of North Eastern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu. Nearly two third of the respondents had favourable to most favourable attitude towards the conservation of Nattukuttai cattle breed. This study discusses the methodology of developing projective tools and their importance in measuring the attitude of farmers towards conservation of Nattukuttai cattle.

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