Veterinary
World, Vol.2(5): 187-190 RESEARCH
Training needs of dairy farmers in
Nagpur district
A.P.Patil1, S.H.Gawande2,
M.R.Gobade1 and M.P.Nande1
Department of Veterinary and Animal
Husbandry Extension
Nagpur Veterinary College,
Nagpur-440006,
Maharashtra Agricultural and Fishery
Science University (MAFSU)
The present study was carried out to
analyse the training needs of dairy farmers in Nagpur district. The study was
conducted in 15 villages from 3 talukas of Nagpur district by personally
interviewing 225 respondent farmers. Here, majority of the dairy farmers
(62.67%) had perceived their training need as the most important in health care
and disease prevention whereas 22.22% expressed it as important while 15.11%
respondents as not important. As regards information about care and management
of animals, most of the respondents (50.67%) opined their training need as the
most important, 26.22% of the respondents as important while 23.11% expressed
it as not important. In reference to breeding and management, majority of the respondents (41.33%)
expressed their training need as the most important, 32.00% respondents as
important whereas 26.67% respondents as not important. Majority of the
respondents (54.67%) conveyed their opinion regarding training need about feeding
and management of animals as the most important followed by 24.00% of the
respondents as important while 23.11% respondents as not important. In the
context of training needs about clean milk production, majority of the
respondents i.e. 37.3% opined it as the most important, 29.78% as important
while 32.89% of the respondents as not important.
Keywords: Training needs, Dairy farmers,
Nagpur district, Animal management practices.
1. M.V.Sc.
scholars 2.
Head of The Department