Adoption of Improved Animal Husbandry Practices by Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir
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Authors
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Rizwan Jeelani
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6330-1965
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Shafkat Ahmad Khandi
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu.
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Mohd Younas Beig
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu.
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Pranav Kumar
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu.
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Mohinder Singh Bhadwal
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu.
Keywords:
Pastoralists, Tribals, Dodhi, Dairy, JammuAbstract
The study was conducted in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, with a view to find out the adoption of Gujjars regarding improved animal husbandry practices. The data was collected from 120 Gujjar respondents belonging to R.S Pura and Bishnah block of Jammu district with the help of structured interview schedule containing selected dependent and independent variable, through personal interview technique. The respondents had medium level of adoption of improved animal husbandry practices (33.27%). Majority of respondents (70%) were having medium adoption whereas 18.3% had low and 11.7% had high adoption. Adoption of respondents was highest for improved breeding practices (58.45%), followed by improved feeding practices (32.85%). Lowest adoption scores were observed for improved management practices (24.52%), followed by improved healthcare practices (26%). Age, occupation and herd size were negatively and significantly related to adoption. Education, social participation, mass media exposure, risk orientation and exposure to training were significantly and positively associated with adoption.
