IMPACT OF KMF’S DAIRY ANIMAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING ON THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF TRAINEES ON IMPROVED DAIRY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NORTH KARNATAKA.

Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) provides Dairy Animal Management (DAM) training to the members of milk co-operative societies to provide knowledge on improved dairy management practices. The present research was conducted during 2020-21 in Dharwad district of Karnataka, where a branch of KMF is located and conducting the training programmes to its members regularly on improved dairy management practices. The present study was aimed to know the impact of DAM training on trainees, who were trained during 2017 and 2018, using a proportionate sampling method. A total of 120 respondents were selected from five taluks namely Dharwad, Kalghatgi, Navalgund, Kundgol and Hubballi. The results indicated that more than two-fifth (46.67%) of DAM trainees had high knowledge on improved dairy management practices, whereas cent percent of them had knowledge on specific aspects of management practices viz., dairy breeds, dairy housing, feeding, reproduction management. The variables viz., education, occupation, economic motivation, innovative proneness, social participation and mass media exposure were positively and significantly related to the knowledge level of trainees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]