Author(s): Dutta Baruah N, Borah B, Ray MN, Haque A, Dutta M, Borah P and Ahmed N

Abstract: Based on “Scale Product Method, a scale was developed to measure the attitude of the goat farmers towards adoption of artificial insemination (AI) in goat breeding system. Considering the relevance of statements appropriate for the field of research, a preliminary list of 28 statements was compiled. Edited statements were based on suggested criteria. Summarising the weights of each scale component yielded its score. By using Thurstone and Chave’s inter-quartile range, scale and Q value were computed. Finally the scale consisted of 14 statements whose median (scale) values were greater than Q values and median value greater than 5.5. The reliability coefficient for the entire scale, based on 20 respondents, was 0.83.

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