295/18 | General Article | Veterinary Physiology
Training Needs of Dog Owners about Rearing Practices in Punjab
Yerramareddy Roopa, Rajesh Kasrija, H.K Verma and Parminder SinghDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal April 2019 : 96 (4) - pages 44 to 47(Received: August, 2018, Accepted: November, 2018)
Abstract
The study was conducted in Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (TVCC), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana and in different districts of Punjab state on 200 randomly selected dog owners {100 urban dog owners (Group I) and 100 rural dog owners (Group II)} with the help of pretested interview schedule. There is significant difference between breeding knowledge index and health and management knowledge index of Group I to Group II at P<0.01 level and at P<0.05 level respectively. The rank order of knowledge index of overall 200 dog owners for feeding, housing, breeding, health and management practices are I, III, IV and II respectively and their consequent training need order was IV, II, I and III respectively. The present study highlights the assessment of training needs before organising any training programme.
Key Words: Dog rearing, Knowledge score, index, Training needs