The study is a synthesis of findings of results of three different studies viz. large ruminant  crossbreedingprogramme  assessment study  (1993), research  impact study  (1994), and census survey  of Lumle  AgriculturalResearch  Centre's Extension  Command Area  {I991).   The study  has primarily   attempted  to identify the factorsaffecting  adoption  of  improved  cattle  and  buffaloes  using  a  logistic  regression  analysis  (stepwise forwardmethod). Six  variables  viz  household food   balance,  breeding  bull  distribution programme.   number of  largeruminants  (LS unit),  interaction between number  of large ruminants  and livestock system, feed  source  and sexof household  head significantly  affected  adoption  of improved  breed  of buffalo. Similarly, in cattle  adoptionof improved  breed was  affected  by agro-ecological  zone, food   balance, feed   source,  livestock feed   balance,breeding  bull distribution programme,   and  interaction  between number  of large ruminants  and feed   balance.Of these  variables,  correlation  of  the  adoption  of  improved  breed  varied  with  the  category  of feed   source. However, food   balance, number of large ruminants, and interaction between number of large ruminants and feed   balance was positively   correlated.   whilst  the  rest  of  the  variables  were  negatively   correlated  with improved  breed  adoption. Striking  results  qf  the  study   are  that  wealthier   class  of farmers,    and farmhouseholds with Kudo/mixed feed  source  have adopted  improved  breed of both species.  Negative  correlationof breeding  bull  distribution programme   with adoption  of improved  animals  by farm  households  residing  inprogramme   villages  is indicative  of diffusion  q( the technology  to villages  without  breeding  bull  distributionprogramme,   attributing  to the success  of the programme.

The study is a synthesis of findings of results of three different studies viz. large ruminant  crossbreedingprogramme  assessment study  (1993), research  impact study  (1994), and census survey  of Lumle  AgriculturalResearch  Centre's Extension  Command Area  {I991).   The study  has primarily   attempted  to identify the factorsaffecting  adoption  of  improved  cattle  and  buffaloes  using  a  logistic  regression  analysis  (stepwise forwardmethod). Six  variables  viz  household food   balance,  breeding  bull  distribution programme.   number of  largeruminants  (LS unit),  interaction between number  of large ruminants  and livestock system, feed  source  and sexof household  head significantly  affected  adoption  of improved  breed  of buffalo. Similarly, in cattle  adoptionof improved  breed was  affected  by agro-ecological  zone, food   balance, feed   source,  livestock feed   balance,breeding  bull distribution programme,   and  interaction  between number  of large ruminants  and feed   balance.Of these  variables,  correlation  of  the  adoption  of  improved  breed  varied  with  the  category  of feed   source. However, food   balance, number of large ruminants, and interaction between number of large ruminants and feed   balance was positively   correlated.   whilst  the  rest  of  the  variables  were  negatively   correlated  with improved  breed  adoption. Striking  results  qf  the  study   are  that  wealthier   class  of farmers,    and farmhouseholds with Kudo/mixed feed  source  have adopted  improved  breed of both species.  Negative  correlationof breeding  bull  distribution programme   with adoption  of improved  animals  by farm  households  residing  inprogramme   villages  is indicative  of diffusion  q( the technology  to villages  without  breeding  bull  distributionprogramme,   attributing  to the success  of the programme.