Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences (ISSN: 2582-3183) Volume 4 Issue 4 April 2022 Socio Economic Determinants Along with Extension and Traditional Medicine Using Factors Among Livestock Farmers of Central Kashmir Sheikh Shubeena 1 *, Abdul Hai 1 , SA Hamdani 1 , Insha Amin 2 , Subata Mahboob 3 , Shaista Seedat Un Nisa 4 , AH Akhand 1 , Sanober Rasool 1 , Neha Ayman 1 and Namera Thahaby 1 1 Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, (SKUAST- Kashmir), Shuhama, India 2 Department of Veterinary Biochemistry (SKUAST-Kashmir), Shuhama, India 3 Department of Animal Nutrition (SKUAST- Kashmir), Shuhama, India 4 Department of Poultry Science (SKUAST- Kashmir), Shuhama, India *Corresponding Author: Sheikh Shubeena, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, (SKUAST- Kashmir), Shuhama, India. Research Article Received: March 01, 2022 Published: March 23, 2022 © All rights are reserved by Sheikh Shubeena., et al. Abstract Keywords: Extension Contacts; Mass Media; Linkage; Veterinary Services; Traditional Medicines The objective of the study was to explore the extension contacts in addition to the traditional medicine usage by the livestock farmers. The present study was carried out in Central Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir State that comprises of three districts namely Budgam, Ganderbal and Srinagar. A total of 180 dairy livestock farmers were selected for the present study. The purpose of the study was to inquire about extension contacts and the factors determining the use of traditional medicines by livestock farmers. The majority of respondents (63.89%) were males, belonging to middle age (58.33%) group, were illiterate (63.33%) and having pucca house (42.78%). Majority of farmers were having small herd size with medium level of informal and low level of formal exten- sion contacts. Mass media exposure related to livestock rearing practices was very poor and major agency of linkage to the farmers was veterinary hospitals and least was the KVK and research institutes. The knowledge about the Traditional Medicines (TM) for live- stock rearing was mainly disseminated with family members and neighbours. Farmers were partially dependent on the traditional medicines for treating their animals and these TM were found to be moderately reliable with majority of farmers inclined towards formal veterinary treatments. The extension contacts and the mass media exposure of the farmers need to be improved through dif- ferent means by their active engagement for better production results. Introduction DOI: 10.31080/ASVS.2022.04.0362 The scenario of livestock farmers in both developed and devel- oping countries is degrading continuously. Farmers are not able to keep pace with changing trends, and a large section of farmers are leaving the livestock farming sector and exploring other areas for earning livelihood to meet their daily needs [30]. In the era of globalization, effective, reliable, and quick transfer of improved technologies towards the end-users is advantageous in improv- ing agricultural productivity [22]. Many programmes have been launched from time to time to improve traditional agriculture and programmes through different extension system have always a piv- otal position in deciding the technologies to the targeted popula- tion (farmers) at gross root level [10]. Inspite of the large number and diversity, livestock are not utilized to their full potential due constraints faced by farmers in terms of feeding, breeding, health and management [14]. India’s huge livestock resources are poorest in the world when it comes to productivity because this sector has remained under-invested and neglected by the financial and exten- sion institutions [5]. This sector is facing many challenges in terms of less outreach to farmers, less allocation of funds and neglect Citation: Sheikh Shubeena., et al. “Socio Economic Determinants Along with Extension and Traditional Medicine Using Factors Among Livestock Farmers of Central Kashmir". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 4.4 (2022): 106-116.