Bu çal›flma ile Ayd›n ‹li süt s›¤›rc›l›k iflletmelerinin; modern ah›r modeli, suni tohumlama uygulamas›, kültür ›rk› s›¤›r, hayvan sigortas›, otomatik suluk, kulak numaras›, sa¤›m makinesi, hayvan flalgam›, konsantre yem ve silaj kullan›m› gibi yenilikleri benimseme düzeyleri üzerine; iflletme ölçe¤i, yem tedarik flekli, iflletme verimlili¤i, iflletmecinin yafl›, e¤itim durumu, aile tipi, empati yetene¤i, sosyal kat›l›m düzeyi, kitle iletiflim araçlar›ndan yararlanmas›, mesleki deneyimi, as›l mesle¤i ve yaflam standard› gibi faktörlerin etkisinin saptanmas› amaçlanm›flt›r. Söz konusu yeniliklerin, küçük ve orta ölçekli iflletmelerin % 25’nde düflük, % 55,3’ünde orta, % 19,7’sinde yüksek; büyük ölçekli iflletmelerin ise % 50’sinde orta, % 50’sinde yüksek düzeyde benimsendikleri saptanm›flt›r. ‹flletmelerin % 63’ünde rasyonun iflletme içinde haz›rland›¤› ve bu iflletmelerde yenilikleri yüksek düzeyde benimseme oran›n›n % 33,3 oldu¤u saptanm›flt›r. E¤itim durumu orta ve üzeri 50 iflletmenin % 42’sinde yeniliklerin yüksek düzeyde benimsendi¤i, ilkokul düzeyinde e¤itime sahip iflletmelerin ise % 88’inin yenilikleri düflük ve orta düzeyde benimsedikleri saptanm›flt›r.

In this study, our aim was to determine the effects of farmers' age, education level, family type, empathy, level of social participation, communication facilities, main occupation, work experience and living standards on the adoption level of innovations like modern housing systems, artificial insemination, pure breeding, ear tagging, animal insurance, automatic water dispensers, milking machines and silage and beet production and use in dairy enterprises in Aydın province. It was determined that these innovations were adopted by 25 %, 55.3 % and 19.7 % small and medium scale enterprises to low, medium and high extents, respectively. They were adopted by 50 % of large scale enterprises to a medium extent and by 50 % to a high extent. It was determined that 63 % of enterprises prepared their own feed and the rate of high level adoption was 33.3 % in these enterprises. Out of 50 owners of enterprises educated to secondary school level or above, 42 % had a high level of adoption. Of those with a primary school education, 88 % had low and medium levels of adoption.