Knowledge level of Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir regarding Improved Animal Husbandry Practices Jeelani R.*, Khandi S. A., Kumar P., Bhadwal M. S. Division of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, F.V.Sc & A.H, R. S. Pura Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu (J&K), India *Corresponding author: R Jeelani; Email: rizwanjeelani@gmail.com
Online published on 19 November, 2015. Abstract The study was conducted in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, with a view to find out the knowledge level of the Gujjars regarding improved animal husbandry practices. The data were 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. Most of the respondents (70.8%) were having medium knowledge level, whereas 19.2% had low and 10% had high knowledge level. The respondents were having low knowledge about improved health care practices (41.25%) when compared with the knowledge level about improved breeding practices which was 71.75%. Age, occupation, herd size and land holding were negatively related to the knowledge level. Education, social participation, extension contact, economic motivation, mass media exposure, risk orientation and exposure to training were positively associated with knowledge level of the respondents. Top Keywords Knowledge, Pastoralist, Jammu, Dodhi Gujjars, Animal husbandry. Top |