Knowledge and adoption level of dairy farmers about bovine ectoparasites in the operational area of dairy Vigyan Kendra, Vejalpur, Gujarat (India)

Abstract

The study was carried out to assess the knowledge and adoption level of dairy farmers about bovine ectoparasites in the operational area of Dairy Vigyan Kendra (DVK), Vejalpur, Gujarat (India) during 2019-2020. Using the simple random sampling method, 300 respondents from 30 villages of 10 talukas in the operational area of Dairy Vigyan Kendra, Vejalpur were selected. Majority of dairy farmers (80.33%) reported that their animals were suffering from ticks. An interview schedule was prepared encompassing various aspects of ectoparasites and their control to ascertain the level of knowledge. The majority of dairy farmers had medium level of knowledge (42.33%) and adoption (50.00%) about bovine ectoparasites. Dairy farmers can increase their knowledge about bovine ectoparasites through participation in various extension activities and use of different mass media which might reinforce them to adopt scientific practices regarding control of bovine ectoparasites.

Tick control management practices of dairy farmers in Kangra district ofHimachal Pradesh, India

“…The majority (81.50%) of dairy owners reported that tick problem infestation is more during summer and rainy season followed by 13.50 percent who had observed throughout the year. Five percent farmers reported tick infestation in their animals in summer, rainy & autumn season (Table 1 The farmers rely on the knowledge of veterinarians to control ectoparasites (Jadav et al 2021). The effect of synthetic acaricides was short-lived as the majority (79.5 %) of the farmers reported a re-occurrence of infestation within 30 days of application.…”