Knowledge level of backyard poultry farmers on recommended backyard poultry farming practices

M.S. Kannadhasan and N.K. Sudeepkumar
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension and Entrepreneurship
Madras VeterinaryCollege, Chennai - 600 007

This study on knowledge level of backyard poultry farmers on recommended backyard poultry farming practices was conducted among 120 respondents by applying proportionate random sampling technique based on backyard poultry population in Erode district of Tamil Nadu. It was observed the backyard poultry farmers possessed high level of knowledge on recommended backyard poultry farming practices. The average knowledge level was comparatively low in the area of disease management (50.21 per cent), while in general management it was substantially high (78.98 per cent). It is interesting to note that their knowledge was cent percent on aspects of laying and marketing. Further, it has been observed that out of 11 independent variables, education, area of backyard and extension agency contact had significant positive relationship with knowledge level of backyard poultry farmers.

Source : IPSACON-2005

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