International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 1
First page : (31) Last page : (34)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2431
Effectiveness of Sheep and Goat Training Programme in terms of Knowledge Gain among Livestock Farmers of Karnataka
Pavan Belakeri1* , Mohankumar S.2, Shankarappa Bhajantri3 and Nishath C.4
MVSc Scholar1, Assistant professor2,3,4
1,2Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education,
3Department of Instructional Livestock Farming Complex (AGB)
4Department of Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary College Hebbal, Bengaluru, KVAFSU
*Corresponding Author E-mail: pavanbelakeri@gmail.com
Received: 5.01.2017 | Revised: 12.01.2017 | Accepted: 14.01.2017
ABSTRACT
The study was undertaken to assess the formative and summative evaluation of training programme organized by the Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education of Veterinary College Hebbal, Bengaluru using pre and post evaluation design. Training programmes were conducted on sheep and goat rearing to farmers came across the Karnataka state. The knowledge tests were administered to four batches constituting total of 150 trainees, before and after the training. Study showed that overall mean knowledge score at pre and post exposure stages were 4.70 and 22.51 with difference of knowledge gain showing 17.81 (59.36%). The descending order of knowledge gain among various aspect was fodder production (70.36%), health care management (61.33%), housing management (60.60%), feeding practices (51.60%), breeds and breeding management (59.26%), general care and management (53.06%). Difference observed between the knowledge mean scores of farmers in pre and post exposure stages was found to be statistically significant. In this regard training played the crucial role and hereby it is recommended that strengthening of extension professionals and training system has to be done for taking up more training programme to make the farmers knowledge rich, which in turn leads to adoption of scientific rearing practices.
Key words: Knowledge Gain, Karnataka, Perception, Sheep and Goat training.
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Cite this article: Belakeri, P., Mohankumar, S., Bhajantri, S. and Nishath, C., Effectiveness of Sheep and Goat Training Programme in terms of Knowledge Gain among Livestock Farmers of Karnataka, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(1): 31-34 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2431
