Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Animal Physiology, 1981. / Typescript (photocopy).

Thesis (M.Sc.(Agric.))(Agricultural Economics)--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Includes summary. Includes bibliographic references (leaves 96-100).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1945. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Eng.)--University of Wollongong, 2004. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references: p. 193-209.

Thesis (M.Sc.Agric.(Agricultural Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2000. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Masters)--Linköping Institute of Technology, 1989. / "January 1990." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-55).

This study analyses the adoption and rejection of some dairy farm innovations by Lower Fraser Valley dairymen. It also analyses use of information sources, length of time spent in the adoption process, reasons for delay in proceeding through the adoption process, reasons for rejection and discontinuance of innovations, and dairyman-district agriculturist contact. Data for the analysis were collected by interviewing a representative sample of the Lower Fraser Valley dairymen. There was a distinct tendency for the earlier adopters to have large farms, a high production per cow, less than 20 years farming experience, a high farm plus off-farm employment income, large numbers of dairy young stock, office visits with the district agriculturist, agriculture courses at vocational schools, and enjoyment from dairying. There were no significant differences between the earlier and later adopters regarding age, years of school completed, social participation, tenure, specialization, use of hired labour and place of birth. A number of the respondents had had no contact of any type with the district agriculturist in the year previous to the interview but on the average each respondent used 2.53 types of contact. When classified by the nature of the activity, the most used sources of information were personal, followed by individual instructional, mass and instructional group. When classified by origin, the most to least used sources were personal, commercial, government and farm organization. The proportions in which the information sources were used for the two groups of innovations differed. On the average each respondent was unaware of 2.19 of the 10 innovations and continuing in the adoption process for 1.57. Rejection had occurred for an average of 4.38, adoption for 1.66 and discontinuance for 0.20 of the 10 innovations. Almost half the decisions to reject innovations were made at the awareness stage in the adoption process. From the laggard to the early adopter-innovator category, unawareness and rejection decreased while continuation in the adoption process, adoption and discontinuance increased. Situational factors made up more than two-thirds the reasons for delay in proceeding through the adoption process but characteristics of the innovations made up more than two-thirds the reasons for rejection and discontinuance of innovations. The rate of rejection and discontinuance was higher and adoption lower when less than one year was spent than when one or more years was spent in the adoption process. An adoption tendency score was derived and compared with the adoption score but it could not be determined that use of one or the other was a more useful way of identifying differences among the respondents. / Land and Food Systems, Faculty of / Graduate

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Data on 376 farms were acquired from a direct mail questionnaire containing 31 questions. These farms were on a production testing program and employed one or more full time workers who spent 50% or more of their time with the herd. Characteristics on workers, farms, and working conditions were obtained. The average worker was 38.6 years, had 6.8 years of schooling, and 5.9 years of dairy experience prior to their last employment.. About 80% of the workers were married and had 3.6 children. Reasons why workers left dairy farms and where they go for employment were compiled on 262 workers. The average dairy farm had a herd of 69 cows, and 1.9 hired workers. Seventy-eight percent of the farms had loose housing, 71% pipeline milkers, 55% mechanical manure handling, and 32% mechanical silage feeding. Average working conditions on these farms were: starting hour, 5:00 am.; hour per day, 9.75; days off per month, 3; wages per month, $230.48, and benefits per month, $81.65. Farms that provided incentives, 37%; annual leave, 63% and advancement opportunities, 94%. / M.S.

No / Although the origins of domestic animals have been well-documented, it is unclear when livestock were first exploited for secondary products, such as milk. The analysis of remnant fats preserved in ceramic vessels from two agricultural sites in central and eastern Europe dating to the Early Neolithic (5900-5500 cal BC) are best explained by the presence of milk residues. On this basis, the authors suggest that dairying featured in early European farming economies. The evidence is evaluated in the light of analysis of faunal remains from this region to determine the scale of dairying. It is suggested that dairying ¿ perhaps of sheep or goats ¿ was initially practised on a small scale and was part of a broad mixed economy.