Subject(s): Dairying, Cooperative in Economic aspects in India. -- Benefits of diary co-operatives - economic benefits, Social and moral benefits, Educational benefits, political benefits, Dairy cooperatives in Karnataka, Earlier literature on Dairying -- Dairying in India : growth of the dairy industry in India, Dairy development in India under five year plans, Dairy developemnt under operation Flood programmes, Milk and milk products order (MMPO), Milk production, World trade organisation and Indian dairy industry, SWOT analysis of Indian Dairy cooperatives, Current dairy co-operative network -- Dairying in Karnataka : Growth of the dairying in Karnataka, Dairy development under the five year plans, World bank aided dairy development projects -- Dairying and technology : land-livestock-human relationships, Cattle and Buffalo selection, Animal housing, Conventional barns, Loose housing, free range, Planning new farm building, Feeding cattle and buffaloes and animal nutrition, Common feeds and fodders, Cropping schemes and feeding scheduled, Computing ration for diary Cows, ration and time interwell in feeding cattle, maintenance of animal health, reproduction of animal health, Diary output technology, skim milk and skim milk powder, butter, Ghee and Shrikhand manufacturing process -- Management of diary co-operative : members of diary co-operatives, board of directors/ management committee, co-operative manager -- research design and methodology in Dairy cooperatives -- Resource structure and economics of milk production : resource structure, characteristics and its utilisation, Social characteristics of the sample members -- Performance indicators of diary co-operative societies , Findings and policy implications