Extension centers role in forming farmers of extension recommendedations related to cattle's diseases in Minufiya Governorate
2009
El-Melegi, M.H.A. | Kandeel, M.S.
The results revealed that: The respondents knowledge and implementation level about the technical recommendations to resistance some cattle,s diseases which exposed in the extension centers in El-Minufiya Governorate were about average. A positive correlation existed between the respondents knowledge and implementation degree about the technical recommendations to resistance some cattle,s diseases which exposed in the extension centers in El-Minufiya Governorate and the following independent variables: size of farm land, size of land in green feeds, size of livestock, the degree of satisfaction of cattle,s breeding economic return, and the frequentation on livestock production service centers. The following independent variables significantly contributed in explaining the variation in the respondents knowledge and implementation degree about the technical recommendations to resistance some cattle,s diseases which exposed in the extension centers in El-Minufiya Governorate, these are: The degree of satisfaction of cattle,s breeding economic return, and the frequentation on livestock production service centers, Also the variable of size of land in green feeds, significantly, contributed in explaining the variation in the respondents knowledge degree while the variable of size of livestock, significantly contributed in explaining the respondents implementation degree about the technical recommendations to resistance some cattle,s diseases which exposed in the extension centers in El-Minufya governorate .The main sources of respondents information about resistance some cattle,s diseases in El-Minufrya Governorate were: veterinarian (72.44 %), veterinary pharmacy (70.22 %), and the extension centers (60.89 %). Three problems were found facing the great majority of the respondents, these are in descending order: high prices of veterinary drugs, lack of antitoxins and immunization in veterinary units, and lack of official bulletins Respondents mentioned some suggestion to activate the work in the extension centers in El-Minufya Governorate, these are: provide the production requirements in the extension centers, provide official bulletins, and increase the extension symposiums by the extension center. The study provided eight indicators that could he used to increase the extension efforts in the extension centers in El-Minufya Governorate.
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