An Analysis of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Gaps in Scientific Buffalo Husbandry

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title: An Analysis of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Gaps in Scientific Buffalo Husbandry

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Despite its crucial role in India's dairy industry, buffalo husbandry faces productivity challenges due to low adoption rates of key practices. A study of 380 Indian buffalo farmers revealed significant gaps between their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP). While awareness of heat detection (79.4%), mastitis identification (77.4%), and balanced feeding (77.9%) was substantial, actual implementation ranged from only 32.9% to 44.7%, with silage-making showing the largest discrepancy (71.5% awareness vs. 32.9% adoption). Cluster analysis identified five distinct farmer groups with varying adoption levels, from smallholders (36.8% of farmers) practicing only 25% of techniques despite reasonable knowledge to commercial farmers (7.9%) achieving 90.5% adoption.

Reviewer #2: The manuscript seems to be tecnically sound, the statistical analysis have been performed appropriately,the authors made all data full available, the language is clear, The conclusions fully reflect what is reported in the text of the work

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Reviewer #1: Yes:  Sameh A Abdelnour

Reviewer #2: No

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