In order to assess the level of adoption of various transition period management practices by dairy farmers, the study was conducted in five blocks of Mathura district and the necessary data was obtained. Out of these five blocks, 2 villages were selected randomly and 10 respondents from each village were selected for obtaining the information. The result state that the extent of adoption for management practices, feeding practices, healthcare practices and breeding practices were 46.86 per cent, 53.20 per cent, 46.00 per cent and 51.00 per cent respectively. The extent of adoption of recommended management practices were highest in full hand milking method(62.00%), concentrate mixture feeding to dairy animals(76.00%),timely deworming of animals (54.00%), andbreeding of animal by artificial insemination (72.00%) while, it was least for the practices such as balanced ration feeding to dairy animals (20.00%),Selection of dairy animals for breeding and production (26.00%), Treatment of sick animals by veterinarians (36.00%) and Breeding record maintenance (18.00%). The rate of adoption of practices is highly correlated with socio economic factors like education, income, herd size, milk production etc. of the farmers. Also, sources of information play important role inmaking farmers aware and increasing the rate of adoption of improved practices by them.

Keyword: Adoption; Dairying; Transition period; Uttar Pradesh