Analyzing the adoption of artificial insemination technique by dairy cattle breeders of Jiroft city

The Advantageous effects of artificial insemination (A. I.) on the stability of performance، productivity، profitability and strengthen in dairy cattle enterprise have been confirmed by several studies. In spite of such benefits، application of this technique is less acceptable by some dairy cattle breeders. The aims of the present investigation were studied the status of A. I. technique application in Jiroft city، southern part of Iran، and identification of the affecting factors on the adoption of this technique by local dairy breeder. Therefore، 200 dairy cattle farms were investigated during 2009-2010. The obtained results revealed that 61 percent of farmers use A. I. To determine the factors affecting the adoption of the A. I.، Logit model was estimated using maximum likelihood method. The results showed that the number of dairy cattle’s in the farm، literacy، distance to city center، attitudes to A. I.، services provided by governmental institutions and non-farm employment are effective factors on the adoption of A. I. technique.