Correlation Analysis of Socio-cultural and Socio-economic Profile with Knowledge Level and Existing Small Ruminant Rearing Practices of Bakarwal Tribe in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir

The present study was conducted in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir with the objectives to access the correlation analysis of socio-cultural and socio-economic profile with knowledge and existing small ruminant rearing practices of Bakarwal tribe in Jammu district. The data were collected from 120 Bakarwal respondents belonging to Marh, Satwari, Bhalwal and Dansal blocks of Jammu district with the help of structured interview schedule containing selected dependent and independent variables, through personal interview technique. The findings revealed that age, herd size, total annual income and marketing pattern were positively but insignificantly associated with the knowledge. On the other hand land holding, cultural attributes and relationship with other community and ownership were significantly positively associated with the knowledge. Insignificant negative association of work distribution among family members, source of information and indigenous knowledge was observed with knowledge level. Whereas ,insignificant positive association of age, herd size, wok distribution among family members, ownership pattern, total annual income and cultural attributes and their relationship with other communities was observed with existing practices. Education land holding and marketing pattern shows insignificant negative association of with existing practices. Negative significant association of source of information was observed with existing practices.