Volume: 55 Issue: 2
Year: 2024, Page: 233-239, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2024.55.2.233-239
Received: Jan. 17, 2024 Accepted: March 18, 2024 Published: June 30, 2024
Canine breeding as a profession has the potential to create employment opportunities in Kerala. Establishing and managing a canine breeding enterprise can generate jobs in fields related to animal welfare, health, and administration. Nevertheless, the state faces a dearth of dependable data regarding the factors affecting the economic viability of commercial canine breeding enterprise. The current study was undertaken to assess the influence of selected demographic factors and economic parameters on economic viability of commercial canine breeding units so as to assist the potential investors in decision making. The research was carried out on 60 randomly selected commercial canine breeding enterprise from the Ernakulam and Thrissur districts during 2021-2022 period. The research design used was ex-post facto research design. Multiple linear regression and Karl Pearson correlation method was used for the statistical analysis of the data, utilising the SPSS version 26. The study unveiled that the profitability of commercial canine breeding enterprise was influenced by the breeding stock size, experience (in years), puppies born in a kennel, level of adoption of scientific management practices and veterinary and labour expenditure.
Keywords: Animal economics, entrepreneurship, statistics, economic sustainability, dog breeding
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Rashmi, R., Rajeev, T. S., Reeja, P. G., Karthik, V. K., Safeer M. S. and Roshni, R. 2024. Analysis of profitability dynamics in commercial canine breeding through multiple linear regression. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 55(2):233-239
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2024.55.2.233-239