Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology

The present study was conducted in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir with the objectives to access the correlation analysis of socio-cultural and socio-economic profile with knowledge and existing small ruminant rearing practices of Bakarwal tribe in Jammu district. The  data  were  collected  from  120  Bakarwal respondents  belonging  to  Marh, Satwari, Bhalwal  and Dansal  blocks  of  Jammu  district  with  the  help  of  structured  interview  schedule  containing  selected  dependent  and  independent  variables, through  personal  interview  technique. The findings revealed that age, herd size, total annual income and marketing pattern were positively but insignificantly associated with the knowledge. On the other hand land holding, cultural attributes and relationship with other community and ownership were significantly positively associated with the knowledge. Insignificant negative association of work distribution among family members, source of information and indigenous knowledge was observed with knowledge level. Whereas ,insignificant positive association of age, herd size, wok distribution among family members, ownership pattern, total annual income and cultural attributes and their relationship with other communities was observed with existing practices. Education land holding and marketing pattern shows insignificant negative association of with existing practices. Negative significant association of source of information was observed with existing practices.