Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, volume 29 issue 3/4 (sep/dec 2010) : 189 - 192

AVAILABILITY, PREFERENCE AND FREQUENCY OF UTILIZATION OF COMMUNICATION SOURCES TO DAIRY ENTREPRENEURS*

C.A. Pradeep1, P.J. Rajkamal
1Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala – 680 651, India
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Cite article:- Pradeep1 C.A., Rajkamal P.J. (2024). AVAILABILITY, PREFERENCE AND FREQUENCY OF UTILIZATION OF COMMUNICATION SOURCES TO DAIRY ENTREPRENEURS*. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research. 29(3): 189 - 192. doi: .
The study was conducted among 60 dairy entrepreneurs, selected through multistage random
sampling, from Ollukkara block of Thrissur district. Milk Co-operative Society was found to be
the most available communication source to dairy entrepreneurs followed by newspaper and
radio. Veterinary hospital was the most preferred source of communication followed by other
qualified persons in animal husbandry and Veterinary College. Radio followed by newspaper
and friends were the most frequently utilized communication sources. In general, availability
and preference for communication sources influenced their frequency of utilization
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