Breeding Services and the Factors Influencing Their Use on Smallholder Dairy Farms in Central Uganda

Table 3

Relationship between use of AI and socioeconomic factors of the farmers.

Characteristics	% of used AI (𝑛=14)	% of never used AI (𝑛=180)
Availability of hired labor for dairy
No	9.9	90.1
Yes	4.4	95.6
Education/years of schooling
0–6	6.36	93.64
7–13	8.11	91.89
14–20	12.5	87.5
Above 20	0.00	100.0
Keeping records*
No	1.37	98.63
Yes	24.32	75.68
Access to credit for dairy services
No	6.18	93.82
Yes	18.18	81.82
Availability of milk markets*
No	3.31	96.69
Yes	13.89	86.11
Preference for the use of AI*
Yes	18.75	81.25
No	3.49	96.51
Availability of grazing land (acres)*
Small (≤5 acres)	11.88	88.12
Big (≥6 acres)	2.22	97.78
Access to extension services*
No	1.39	98.61
Yes	18.46	81.54

^∗𝑃<0.05; based on Chi-square.