Assessment of perceived training needs regarding scientific management practices among cattle owners in Rajasthan

Abstract

The current study involved 320 cattle owners randomly selected from four districts in Rajasthan i.e. Bharatpur, Kota, Jodhpur, and Sri Ganganagar. The aim was to assess their perceived training needs related to scientific cattle management practices. The results showed that most cattle owners (66.25%) had moderate training needs, while 18.75% had high and 15% had low training needs regarding overall scientific cattle management. The findings indicated that the age and education of the respondents were positively but not significantly related to their perceived training needs in cattle health care, feeding, and management practices. In contrast, age had a negative but not significant relationship with breeding practices, while education had a positive but non-significant relationship with the same. Variables such as land holding, membership in milk co-operative societies, socio-economic status, cattle holding, income from cattle rearing, and gross annual income showed negative correlations, with most being significant (P<0.01), with overall health care, feeding, breeding, and management practices. Additionally, extension contact and exposure to mass media were negatively and significantly correlated with the perceived training needs of the respondents regarding overall scientific cattle management practices