Table 6. Breeding, sources of crossbred cows, and associated constraints in the study area

Breeding method	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Natural mating	30	17
AI	89	50
Both	58	33
Source of crossbred dairy cows
Purchase from neighbor	159	89.3
Purchase from market	16	8.9
Through AI	3	1.7

Index = [(3 × number of households ranking as first + 2 × number of households ranking as second + 1 × number of households ranking as third) for each constraints to artificial insemination] / [(3 × number of households ranking as first + 2 × number of households ranking as second + 1 × number of households ranking as third) for all constraints to artificial insemination].
AI, artificial insemination.