International Journal of Farm Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

A scale to measure the attitude of dairy farmers towards rearing of Murrah buffalo

  • Author:
  • Mai Chand, DD Sharma1
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 221 to 226

1Department of Social Sciences, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230, HP

Directorate of Extension Eduction, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230, HP

*Email for correspondence: mchand.2008@rediffmail.com

Online published on 25 July, 2018.

Abstract

Attitude of an individual determines one's knowledge gain about any technology and its acceptance, adoption, continuance and rejection as well. It also has a bearing with other requirements associated with the technology ie the psychological object under consideration. This study was designed to develop a scale to measure the attitude of dairy farmers of Haryana towards rearing of Murrah buffalo. Likert's Summated Rating method was adopted to develop the scale. The final scale comprised of eight statements. This scale was standardized for administration.

Keywords

Attitude, dairy farmers, Murrah buffalo, scale