The adoption of recommended practices by dairy farmers in southern
Thailand
Boonlert Srinoy, Phatthalung College of Agriculture and Tech., Phatthalung
Charan Chantalakhana, Emeritus Professor, Kasetsart U., Bangkok
Somkiat Saithanoo, Assoc. Prof., D. of Animal Sci., F. of Natural Resources, PSU.
Kriengsak Pattamarakha, Assoc. Prof., D. of Agricultural Development, F. of Natural Resources, PSU.
Corresponding e-mail : pkriengs@ratree.psu.ac.th
Grant : TRF
Published : Asian-Aus J Anim Sci 1999, 12(7) : 1116-1122
Key words : dairy cattle, farmers, adoption, recommended practices, southern Thailand
Raising dairy cattle for milk production has been promoted and supported by the Thai govern-ment in recent years. The extent to which dairy farmers in southern Thailand use the practices recom-mended by government officers is not known and was investigated in this study. With dairy farming
in southern Thailand mainly concentrated in the Phatthalung province, the entire population of dairy farmers in this province was studied. A total of 114 dairy farmers were studied by personal interviews. The results showed that the farmers varied widely in their use of the practices for dairy production in southern Thailand. The study identified that major problems in dairy production in southern Thailand were low rates of conception to artificial insemination, the high price of feedstuffs and a shortage of roughage in the dry summer months.
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