Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
A Suresh Nayak, Srinivasa Reddy Mallampati, A Sudheer babu, K Vijay and Sagi Raju

Abstract:
The present study was designed to assess socio psychological characteristics of para veterinarians of Animal Husbandry (A.H) department. A survey was conducted in Nalgonda district of Telangana state of India. A total sample of 75 respondents were selected by proportionate random sampling method from four divisions of Nalgonda district. Information on age, education, experience, and training received, guidance and supervision, mass media exposure, innovativeness, risk preference, rational decision making ability, achievement motivation, job satisfaction and scientific orientation were obtained. Majority of the para veterinarians were middle aged, graduates, medium experienced and received medium duration of training. All most all of the respondents (94.67%) had medium extent of guidance and supervision. More than half of the respondents (54.66%) were having medium mass media exposure and two thirds (66.67%) came under medium category of innovativeness. Majority of para veterinarian’s risk Preference, rational decision making ability, achievement motivation, job satisfaction and scientific orientation were in medium level.