摘要 : A study was conducted in 8 villages in the Sawai Madhopur District (Rajasthan) to determine the level of dairy farmers' knowledge of management, breeding, feeding and health-care practices. On the basis of the knowledge index devi... 展开 A study was conducted in 8 villages in the Sawai Madhopur District (Rajasthan) to determine the level of dairy farmers' knowledge of management, breeding, feeding and health-care practices. On the basis of the knowledge index devised, knowledge level was 56.04%. This knowledge level was considered to be inadequate to carry out profitable farming, and was attributed to low educational levels and a high level of illiteracy. Factors positively affecting knowledge level were: education, farm size, land-holding, attitude towards dairy farming and economic motivation. It was concluded that measures needed to be taken to improve both the motivation of farmers and their educational level. 收起