A Study on Profile Characteristics of Lay Inseminators and Technical Information Related to Basic Animal Health Services Provided by Them Shruti1,*, Jha Sujeet Kumar2, Singh Madan1, Lal Sudhanand Prasad3 1Ph.D. Scholar, Division of Agricultural Extension, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi-110012, India 2Principal Scientist, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana-132001, India 3Ph.D. Scholar, Division of Dairy Extension, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana-132001, India *Corresponding author email id: shrutikush0983@gmail.com
Online published on 22 May, 2017. Abstract The present study was conducted in Karnal district of Haryana to study the profile characteristics of lay inseminators (LIs) and the technical information related to basic animal health services provided by them. The LIs were educated unemployed youth who provide basic animal health services particularly artificial insemination at doorstep after receiving training or learnt this practice from experts. The data were collected randomly from 30 LIsin Karnal district of Haryana with structured interview schedule. The study found that majority of LIs were of young age (73.33%), qualified up to senior secondary (40%), having less experience (43.33%), received one training (50%), low level of income (50%) and medium level of extension contact. Most of them were having medium level of self-perception (43%), scientific temperament (58.34%), knowledge (56.67%), average role performer (60%) and moderately satisfied (54%) towards the services provided by them. Top Keywords Animal health services (AHS), Artificial insemination, Lay inseminators (LI), Role performer, Scientific temperament. Top |