Knowledge, attitude and practice in farmers towards Bovine dystocia in Kelantan

An abstract of the research paper was presented to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, in partial requirement for the course DVT 5436 – Research Project.

Dystocia is an abnormal condition of difficulty in the parturition process which
requires assistance for helping in the delivery of the calf. It is a very common problem faced by farmers globally as well as among farmers in Kelantan. This is a pilot study to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and common practices among farmers toward bovine dystocia in Kelantan. Thus, a total of 100 farmers were interviewed from few districts in Kelantan such as Kota Bharu, Bachok, Tumpat, Kubang Kerian, and Pengkalan Chepa. A set of questionnaires was used to interview the farmers. A Chi-square test was performed to analyze the data obtained. As for the result, this study shows that the level of knowledge and attitude of farmers in Kelantan is moderate and acceptable. However, the level of practice among the farmers is poor and should be improved to lower the risk of cows death due to dystocia. For future studies, it is advisable to increase the sample size so that it can help to distribute the questionnaire and interview more farmers thus being able to deem the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices among the farmers towards dystocia in cows. The results later can be used by stockholders to evaluate the level of KAP among the farmers, thus able to
improvise the cattle industry.