Volume: 48 Issue: 1
Year: 2017, Page: 48-52,
Received: Sept. 17, 2015 Accepted: Feb. 19, 2016 Published: June 30, 2017
The study was conducted with tribal from three districts viz , Wayanad, Kannur and Kozhikode . Data were collected using a structured intetrview schedule. The respondents were classified as livestock rearing and non livestock rearing. The data collected from the livestock rearing group is presented in this paper. This study aims to observe the rate of adoption of various animal husbandry practices among the selected tribals.Result of the study reveals that from three district majority of the respondents were males and below 40 years of age. All the respondents from Kozhikode and Kannur belonged to the Paniya tribe. whereas in Wayanad, majority were from the Kurumar (53.33 %) tribe. Higher rates of adoption was noticed in case of management practices and poor adoption was noticed in case of housing practices.
Keywords: Social Science, Extent Of Adoption , Animal Husbandry Practices , Livestock Rearing, Tribal Studies.
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