Table 4.
Frequency of access to information on animal husbandry practices.
| Smallholder dairy farmers (n = 120), F=Frequency |
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| Frequency of access to information on animal husbandry practices |
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| Animal husbandry practices | Never |
Rarely |
Occasionally |
Often |
V/often |
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| F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | |
| Breed selection | 15 | 12.5 | 42 | 35.0 | 46 | 38.3 | 11 | 9.2 | 6 | 5.0 |
| Feed preparation | 10 | 8.30 | 37 | 30.8 | 44 | 36.7 | 23 | 19.2 | 6 | 5.0 |
| Feeding | 11 | 9.20 | 36 | 30.0 | 44 | 36.7 | 23 | 19.2 | 6 | 5.0 |
| Watering | 32 | 26.7 | 36 | 30.0 | 30 | 25.0 | 14 | 11.7 | 8 | 6.7 |
| Parasite control | 3 | 2.50 | 31 | 25.8 | 62 | 51.7 | 13 | 10.8 | 11 | 9.2 |
| Disease control | 4 | 3.30 | 32 | 26.7 | 62 | 51.7 | 13 | 10.8 | 9 | 7.5 |
| Cowshed maintenance | 25 | 20.8 | 43 | 35.8 | 42 | 35.0 | 6 | 5.0 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Breeding | 13 | 10.8 | 40 | 33.3 | 54 | 45.0 | 8 | 6.7 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Milking | 26 | 21.7 | 38 | 31.7 | 38 | 31.7 | 13 | 10.8 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Record keeping | 26 | 21.7 | 40 | 33.3 | 33 | 27.5 | 12 | 10.0 | 9 | 7.5 |