The goal of the study was to assess the farmers’ acceptance of three sustainable production strategies, namely ‘Agro-forestry’, ‘Alternative protein source’ and ‘Prolonged maternal feeding’. Data on the acceptance of these strategies were collected by a survey of dairy farmers in six EU countries (AT, BE, DK, FI, IT, UK). An extended version of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was applied ...

considering the importance of extension agent as the mediator between farmers and experts, and their effective role in the transfer of knowledge and technology to farmers with the aim of achieving a sustainable agriculture system, the main purpose of this research was to analysis of the affecting factors on improvement of performance of extension agent from the farmers’ viewpoint in zahak towns...

Consumers are increasingly concerned about the safety of their food and uncertain about food production practices. Potential threats to human health related to dairy products and dairy farming include errors in pasteurization, consumption of raw milk products, contamination of milk products by emerging heat-resistant pathogens, emergence of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic pathogens, chemic...

ordered probit model was employed to investigate the factors affecting access to credit, allocated by iran agricultural bank to the needy in kohgilouieh and boirahmad province. based on the received credits, farmers were divided into five groups and the model estimated for these groups. the required data were collected by filling up of a number of 198 questionnaires by farmers in kohgilouieh an...

Reproductive performance is a key driver of the economics of dairy and beef breeding herds. In the absence of hormonal treatment to induce or stimulate lactation, regular parturition and initiation of lactation are key events directly affecting the average daily milk production of dairy herds, culling decisions and farm gross margins. Thus efficient reproductive management is a critical prerequ...