Volume: 56 Issue: 2
Year: 2025, Page: 240-246, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2025.56.2.240-246
Received: Sept. 30, 2024 Accepted: March 22, 2025 Published: June 30, 2025
The study assessed the cattle keepers’ attitudes towards the conservation of Vilwadri cattle. The Vilwadri cattle keepers were identified using key informant and snowball sampling methods, as the animals were disaggregated from their natural breeding tracts and were difficult to locate. Thirty-three Vilwadri cattle keepers with 248 cattle population were identified. The data were collected by personal interview method using a pre-scheduled questionnaire. Vilwadri cattle keepers were predominantly male and fell within the age range of 30 to 50 years. Vilwadri cattle keepers generally possess higher educational qualifications, graduation or higher. Additionally, the cattle keepers were largely affiliated with the Hindu faith and belonged to forward communities, living in nuclear family structures. The majority of Vilwadri cattle keepers (63.63 %) demonstrated a more favourable attitude towards conservation. Statistical analysis using the chi-square test revealed a significant association between the age and gender of respondents and their attitudes toward the conservation of Vilwadri cattle. Among the middle-aged category, 42.42 per cent showed a more favourable attitude towards conservation. The majority (60.61%) of male respondents showed a more favourable attitude towards conservation.
Keywords: Attitude, conservation, Vilwadri, native cattle, Kerala, India, cattle keepers
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Vinaya, V., Mohan, S.K., Manoj, M., Thomas, M., Jiji, R.S. and Vidya, P. 2025. Attitude towards conservation of
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