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Descriptive Study of The Agricultural Extension Needs for Sheep Raisers in The Balqa Governorate in Jordan

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Agricultural extension

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The aim of this study was to determine the agricultural extension needs of sheep owners Balqa governorate in Jordan and some Personal characteristics. A sample of 60 owners was selected and interviewed individually. Using a questionnaire included two parts; the first was the personal and socioeconomic information of the owners and the second was a measure of knowledge levels on the sheep rearing areas. For analyzing data, frequencies, percentages, mean, standard deviations. The most important results were: There was three categories for need levels; low             (< 41.85) degree, medium between (65.22-41.85) degree and high (> 65.22) degree. It was found that 18.3%, 73.3%, and 8.3 % of the sheep owners were fall in the low, medium, and high levels, respectively.The arrangements of extention needs for owners in the items includes in sheep raizing was: health care,reproductivity, raizing and the last is nutrition,the important ratio of means for these issues were (51.4%, 50.6%, 45.6%, 41.5%) respectively. The results of this study recommend in strengthening the role of agricultural extension in animal field by teaching and awareness sheep owners through the preparation a scientific and practical plan dealing with the detailed results of this study.

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10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2013.159246

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Animal extension, agricultural extension needs, sheep owners, AL-Balqa, Jordan

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Fawzi M.

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AL-Dabbas

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34

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July-September

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545

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2013-09-01

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2013-07-15

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2013-09-01

Page Start

320

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330

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1110-0176

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2536-9784

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Alexandria Science Exchange Journal

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Descriptive Study of The Agricultural Extension Needs for Sheep Raisers in The Balqa Governorate in Jordan

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22 Jan 2023