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An analysis of knowledge, attitude and practice gaps in scientific buffalo husbandry

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  • Gururaj Makarabbi
  • Aiswarya Sabu
  • Navneet Saxena
  • Madan Lal Sharma

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Buffalo husbandry remains vital to India’s dairy sector, yet adoption gaps hinder productivity. This study assesses knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among 380 buffalo farmers in India, revealing critical disparities. While awareness was relatively high in key areas—heat detection (79.4%), mastitis identification (77.4%), and balanced feed (77.9%)—practice rates lagged severely (32.9–44.7%), with the widest gap in silage-making (71.5% awareness vs. 32.9% adoption, a 38.6-point deficit). Cluster analysis identified five farmer segments, highlighting adoption disparities: smallholders (36.8% of the sample) practised only 25% of techniques despite moderate knowledge, while commercial farmers (7.9%) achieved 90.5% adoption. Chi-square tests confirmed education (OR=3.4, p

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  • Gururaj Makarabbi & Aiswarya Sabu & Navneet Saxena & Madan Lal Sharma, 2025. "An analysis of knowledge, attitude and practice gaps in scientific buffalo husbandry," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(7), pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0327208
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327208
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