The level of knowledge of rural women in the management and breeding of Iraqi domestic cows and its relation to some independent variables : field study in the area of Dhuluiya in Salah Al-Din

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The aim of this study was determine the level of rural women knowledge in general in the field of cattle breeding in Dhuluiya district And the level of knowledge of rural women in each of the hubs of cattle breedingwhich one correct cattale breeding or raising the hub of the establishment of the barn, the axis of administration and breeding, the center of nutrition, the center of health care.

The relationship between the level of rural women knowledge in the field of cattle raising and the related independent variables as (age, social status, purpose of breeding, sources of information attitudes to cows' raising ) and finally the most important problems faced rural women In the field of cattle breeding.

The research sample was collected using a questionnaire form specifically designed to determine the level of knowledge.

It included two parts : The first included the personal, social, communication and economic characteristics of the respondents.

The second part included the scale of level rural women Knowledge in the field of cattle raising, and the number of paragraphs as final (40) paragraph (to determine the loed 40 paragraphs of rural.

Women knowledge A number of statistical methods were used as (range, arithmetic mean, simple correlation coefficient Pearson, sperman correlation coefficient) .

The results showed that the level of knowledge of the rural women in the field of cattle breeding in the research area is low, and the results showed a significant correlation between the level of knowledge and a number of variables studied.

It was found that the problem of lack of veterinary campaigns is one of the most important problems experienced by rural women in the research area.

The researcher concluded that domestic cattle breeding need to increase their knowledge, especially in the nutrition axis, and concluded the weakness of veterinary services in the research area.

The researcher recommends increasing the veterinary services in the research area and working to solve the problems of rural women in the cattle breeding field .