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Abstract：
This study examines the drivers of improved livestock management practices (ILMP) adoption in rural Bangladesh using data from the International Food Policy Research Institute\'s (IFPRI) Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS). This study investigated four improved management practices: artificial insemination, concentrate feed, vaccination, and deworming. The binary logit and multivariate probit (MVP) models were used to analyse the data. According to the findings, approximately 65% of farmers practiced deworming, but only about 20% of farmers vaccinated their livestock. Logit regression analysis suggested that rural households with mobile phones and televisions were 5.2% and 3.8% more likely to adopt. Furthermore, compared to their peers, farmers who have maintained contact with livestock extension agents are 11% more likely to adopt. The MVP model indicated that likelihood of using concentrate feed increases with income, while artificial insemination is more prevalent among farmers who raise livestock for sale. Policy implication included the need for more extension agent-delivered awareness development programmes to educate livestock farmers on the benefits of ILMP. Scale-appropriate management practices can also play an important role. Farmers should be guaranteed of the availability of livestock feed and veterinary services at reasonable prices to promote adoption.
摘要：
本研究使用国际食品政策研究所（IFPRI）的孟加拉国综合家庭调查（BIHS）的数据，研究了孟加拉国农村地区采用改进的牲畜管理实践（ILMP）的驱动因素。这项研究调查了四种改进的管理方法：人工授精，浓缩饲料,疫苗接种,和驱虫。使用二元logit和多元probit(MVP)模型来分析数据。根据调查结果,大约65%的农民练习驱虫，但只有大约20%的农民为他们的牲畜接种了疫苗。Logit回归分析表明，拥有手机和电视的农村家庭采用手机和电视的可能性分别为5.2％和3.8％。此外，与他们的同龄人相比，与牲畜推广代理商保持联系的农民收养的可能性要高11％。MVP模型表明，使用浓缩饲料的可能性随着收入的增加而增加，而人工受精在饲养牲畜出售的农民中更为普遍。政策含义包括需要更多由推广人员提供的认识发展计划，以教育牲畜农民了解ILMP的好处。适合规模的管理实践也可以发挥重要作用。应保证农民以合理的价格获得牲畜饲料和兽医服务，以促进收养。
