Ranchers knowledge towards sustainable swiftlet ranching

Vaiappuri S.K.N., . and Nitty H.K., . and Ismail A.L., . and Kamaruddin M.I., . Ranchers knowledge towards sustainable swiftlet ranching. pp. 27-35. ISSN 1394-3227

The recent drastic increase of swiftlet bird houses can pose a serious threat to the sustainability in swiftlet ranching. The possible outcomes need proper attention so that further growth of the swiftlet industry will not be constrained. The sustainability of this industry therefore is strongly associated with the ranchers knowledge of it. Thus this study was aimed to investigate the knowledge of swiftlet ranchers towards sustainable swiftlet ranching. A total of 136 ranchers from Johor were selected as the respondents for this study. Results revealed that 71.3 of the respondents were highly knowledgeable about sustainable swiftlet ranching. Age educational level frequency of attending courses or seminars years of operation and yield were found to be significantly related to the knowledge level of the respondents towards sustainable swiftlet ranching. The study recommends that both the government and private extension agencies need to play a vital role in contributing sustainable ranching knowledge to the ranchers. Their role in extension services need to be optimised in order to maintain and update the ranchers as highly knowledgeable players and thus keeping the industry sustainable for the long term.

Full text available from: Official URL: http://www.msap.my/mjas15/4-Viaaipurri.pdf

Abstract

The recent drastic increase of swiftlet bird houses can pose a serious threat to the sustainability in swiftlet ranching. The possible outcomes need proper attention so that further growth of the swiftlet industry will not be constrained. The sustainability of this industry therefore is strongly associated with the ranchers knowledge of it. Thus this study was aimed to investigate the knowledge of swiftlet ranchers towards sustainable swiftlet ranching. A total of 136 ranchers from Johor were selected as the respondents for this study. Results revealed that 71.3 of the respondents were highly knowledgeable about sustainable swiftlet ranching. Age educational level frequency of attending courses or seminars years of operation and yield were found to be significantly related to the knowledge level of the respondents towards sustainable swiftlet ranching. The study recommends that both the government and private extension agencies need to play a vital role in contributing sustainable ranching knowledge to the ranchers. Their role in extension services need to be optimised in order to maintain and update the ranchers as highly knowledgeable players and thus keeping the industry sustainable for the long term.

[error in script]

Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Bird nests
AGROVOC Term:	Swifts
AGROVOC Term:	Ranches
AGROVOC Term:	Traditional medicines
AGROVOC Term:	Nutrition
AGROVOC Term:	Glycoproteins
AGROVOC Term:	Crude protein
AGROVOC Term:	Malaysia
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2025 14:47
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21555

Actions (login required)

View Item