Extent of Adoption of Improved Dairy Management Practices by the Trained Farmers

A study on adoption level of improved dairy management practices by trained farmers was conducted in Gadag and Haveri districts of Karnataka with sample size of 60 respondents. The findings raveled that, 40.00 per cent of respondents of KVK Hulakoti belonged to medium adoption category with respect to Dairy management practices, where as 46.67 per cent of respondents of KVK Hanumanamatti were belonged to low adoption category. The respondents of Hulakoti KVK registered significantly higher adoption scores in Dairy management practices compared to their counterparts in other KVK.. The practices like improved breeds (60.00% and 46.67%), fodder (56.66% and 36.67%), artificial insemination (56.67% and 40.00%) and colostrum feeding (50.00% and 40.00%) were fully adopted by Hulakoti and Hanumanamatti KVK respondents, respectively. A very meager percentage of respondents had fully adopted practices like disease management (33.33% and 13.33%) and umbilical cord treatment (10.00% and 6.67%).