Abstract: The study was conducted to phenotypically characterize and assess husbandry and breeding practices of indigenous goat population in Tach Gayint and Ebinat districts of South Gondar Zone. The study was performed based on household survey, focus group discussion field observation and field measurements. For household survey, 144 households (72 from each district) were involved and 300 (≥3PPI) matured goats (female 200, male 100) were sampled for quantitative trait measurement. Wher...
Abstract: Over thousands of years, pastoralists have managed their resources and livelihoods in the face of environmental challenges and difficult socio-economic conditions. However, since recent decades pastoralists are challenged in maintaining their livelihoods and coping mechanisms due to a range of ecological, demographic, economic, social, political and climatic changes. Such changes and crises can all easily reduce large numbers of pastoralists to destitution and sometimes cause a lar...
Abstract: phenotypically characterize indigenous goat type and to identify breeding and husbandry practices. Data were collected through questionnaire, focus group discussion and field measurements. A total of 544 goats (163 adult males and 381 adult females) were used for measurement and 136 households were interviewed. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Chi–square test was employed for categorical data and Index was calculated to provide ranking. Multiple correspondence analys...
Abstract: The study was conducted at Yabello, Arero and Dire districts of Borana zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, aimed to assess production practices, physicochemical properties and microbial quality of ititu produced in the study area. The study contains both survey on production and handling practices of traditional made ititu and laboratory experiment for physicochemical and microbial quality of traditionally and laboratory made ititu. A total of 180 households selected purposively...
Abstract: Climate change is threat to the environment as the whole and to agriculture in particular. Itis aggravating drought, pests, diseases and other related environmental shocks and it impacts the dimension of food security.The main objective of the study was to identify farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change in Raya Azebodistrict, Southern Tigray, Ethiopia.Both primary and secondary data were used.Descriptive statistics were used to explain farmers’ perception of climate c...
Abstract: The study was conducted in Darolebu and Haramaya districts of eastern Oromia with the objective of characterising chicken production system and evaluating production performances of Sasso x RIR, Koekoek and improved Horro chickens under village production system for 44 weeks. For the characterization of the chicken production system data were collected from 118 households through semi-structured and structured questionnaires while 144 households were included for on-farm performanc...
Abstract: The study was carried out to evaluate the reproductive and artificial insemination service efficiency of dairy cows under smallholder farmers’ management in Eastern zone of Tigray, Northern, Ethiopia. The study involved survey to assess dairy cattle management practices, retrospective study to evaluate the efficiency of AI service, and field monitoring to confirm the retrospective study. A total of 128 households (64 AI beneficiary and 64 AI non-beneficiary households) were selec...
Abstract: This study was carried out to determine the economic value of forest by Wood work enterprises for the reforestation of softwood Pine trees in Eastern Ethiopia, namely Dire Dawa Administrative Council, Harari Regional State and Deder district (woreda) of East Hararghe Zone. Forests in Eastern Ethiopia were the major sources of softwood Pine logs. Nowadays, some of commercially important Pine species are over-exploited and in short of supply. The study was undertaken with the objecti...
Abstract: Majority of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia pursue a dominant livelihood strategy mostly complemented by a second less dominant livelihood strategy. Choice of livelihood strategies is mostly constrained by shrinking natural capitals and adverse changes in climatic conditions that affects the outcomes from the adopted livelihood choices. In the face of such changes, comprehending the driving factors for the choice of current livelihood strategy is crucial to having objective informa...
Abstract: The overall objectives of this dissertation were to improve access to improved/selected bucks by farmers of the research sites and to contribute to their food security and income improvements. The specific objectives were: 1) to present reliable genetic parameter estimates based on meta-analysis of literature reports; 2) to evaluate production and productivity of three indigenous goat breeds in Ethiopia namely Abergelle (AB), Central Highland (CH) and Woyto-Guji (WG) and have bench...
Abstract: The study was conducted in the Konso Zone of southern Ethiopia to Evaluate the Community Based Breeding Program (CBBP) on Woyto-Guji (Konso) goat breed. A total of 1984 birth weight (BW), 1663 three-month weight (3MW), 1411 six-month weight (6MW), 1133 nine month weight (9MW), and 987 twelve-month weight (12MW) records were used for the analysis of non-genetic and genetic factors affecting growth traits. The least-square means analysis was performed using the general linear model p...
Abstract: This study was carried out to estimate genetic parameters and to evaluate non-genetic ef ects on milk production and reproductive performance of Jersey cattle via an animal model by using variance component estimation VCE-6 version 6.0.2 & PEST 4.2.5 and SAS software (2016) version 9.4 the GLM procedure. The data was obtained from a state farm, located in South Ethiopia, Woliata Sodo, Ethiopia. The least-square mean value of production traits such as Daily Milk Yield (DMY) and Lact...
Abstract: This study was conducted to assess the breeding practices and to evaluate AI efficiency after estrus synchronization in dairy cattle in Lemo and Misha districts. The study was conducted at two agro-ecological zones Misha (highland) and Lemo (mid-altitude). Data were collected using semi structured questionnaire and focus group discussion. A total of 120 respondents were randomly selected from the two districts (60 from each) and 6 kebeles (3 kebeles each and 20 household from each ...
Abstract: The study was conducted in Babile district of Oromiya Regional State, Ethiopia, with the objective to identify and phenotypically characterize indigenous cattle populations and their production systems in the study area. Field studies and collection of data were carried out through semi-structured questionnaire, focus group discussions, key informants, observations and linear body measurements of sample cattle and secondary data collection from different sources. A total of 90 hous...
Abstract: Non-farm activities by rural farm households in general and women in particular are gaining importance in most developing economies due to the increasing inability of the farm sector to support rural livelihoods. This study aimed at identifying the pastoralists and Agro- pastoralists’ women participation in non-farm income generating activities in Degahbour district of Somali Regional State, Ethiopia. It helped in identifying factors which are essential to design policies for pro...