بررسي نيازهاي آموزشي شاغلان گاوداري هاي نيمه صنعتي استان قم

An Investigation on educational needs of semi- industry cattle husbandries workers in Qom province

Because of some prominent advantages, animal husbandry plays much more important role in comparison with the other sectors such as agronomy , horticulture and etc. Having a glance at Irans international position, in enhancing animal husbandry production, emphasizes the real value and necessity of paying more attention to advance the quality in this sector. Also this sub-section plays a vital role in the income of the active part of the people involved in agricultural districts and is regarded as the economic support of the other economic areas in country. Regarding this issue Qom province has got a suitable situation in animal husbandry and its products are far more than the needs of the region, especially in milk production and beef. In addition, this province has created a lot of job opportunities for the active people and producers. A close study of producersʹ activities and performances of cattle husbandry units in Qom province shows that some disabilities are mainly due to the lack of knowledge and skills of those involved in cattle husbandry units, which this notion has led to a decrease in quality and quantity of products in this area, based of which the present study was done to identify the weaknesses of producersʹ knowledge and skills working in these units. The method applied in this study was a "survey method" and the statistic society includes all semi-industry cattle husbandry in Qom province. By the Method of Classified Systematic Random Sampling about, 104 units were chosen. The measurement method was a questionnaire which was completed by an interview. Some of the results of the survey showed that three factors of breeding management in cattle husbandry, feed management, and cattle management were the main factors in determining the variance of knowledge and skills of those studied. The educational needs of mentioned people were concerned mainly with successive factors of milking, breeding, cattle breeding, cattle husbandry units sanitation, and finally beef cattle diseases. Furthermore, the difference between the kinds of inspection in cattle husbandry units form one hand and the level of the education of above mentioned people, form the other hand, has made a great incompatibility in their levels of education and skills.