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: The objective of this study was to evaluate the productive and reproductive performance of cross bred (HF x zebu) dairy cows at Menkorer agro industry dairy farm enterprise, Debre Markos, Ethiopia. Six years (2011-2017) of data were collected on crossbred dairy cows. The independent fixed variables examined were year and season of birth/calving and parity. Data were analyzed using the General Linear Models (GLM) of (SAS, 2009 Version 9.2). The study revealed that the overall least ...
Abstract: This study was conducted to examine the effect of age and breeds on the fatty acid profile of cattle in, Ethiopia.A total of 24 bullscomposed of Arsi, Borana, Harar, and cross of HF cattle with 2-3 and 4-5 agecategorieswere used for this study. Experimental bulls were fattened at the Beef Farm of Hararamaya University for 90 days. Then after, the bulls were slaughtered at Elfora export abattoirBishoftu following the standard procedure of the abattoir. Meat samples were collected fr...
Abstract: The study was conducted in Legambo and Tenta districts of south Wollo Zone, with the objectives to phenotypically characterize indigenous sheep populations and identify breeding and husbandry practices. Data was gathered through structured questionnaire, focus group discussions, field observations and linear body measurements of sample populations. About 150 households (75 from each district) were used for household survey .Linear body measurements were taken from 300 mature sheep ...
Abstract: The study was conducted in two districts of Arsi and Bale zones, with the objectives to assess morph metrical differentiation and structural indices for Arsi-Bale sheep breed and to assess sheep breeding and husbandry practices of the communities in the Study Area. The study involved both qualitative and quantitative type of research. A total of 90 indigenous sheep owning farmers for survey and only mature 200 sheep (36 male and 164 non pregnant females) were taken for qualitative ...
Abstract: The study was conducted in two districts of Kembata Tembaro zone, with the objective to assess breeding and husbandry practices of dairy cattle and to evaluate estrus synchronization and artificial insemination services of dairy cattle in Hadero- Tunto and Doyogena districts. Data were collected using semi structured questionnaire, retrospective study, field monitoring and a participatory farmers’ group discussion. A total of 180 respondents were randomly selected from the two di...
Abstract: The studies presented in this dissertation were designed to investigate the performance of dromedary camels under improved management condition based on two sets of experiments conducted in the long dry season (September - December). The first set evaluated milk yield and chemical quality of camels milk grazing/browsing natural pasture only (Control) and supplemented with Low (0.25 kg./kg milk), Medium (0.5 kg/kg milk) and High (0.75 kg/kg milk) level of concentrate. The second set...
Abstract: The study was conducted at Bako Agricultural Research Center with the aim to evaluate the effects of Elephant grass ensiled with different proportion of Dolichos lablab on intake, digestibility, body weight gain and carcass parameters. Elephant grass was harvested after eight weeks of regrowth during rainy season and Dolichos lablab harvested at 50% blooming stage and both forages were chopped and weighed separately, mixed, added with 3% molasses and ensiled in pit. A total of twen...
Abstract: The study was conducted in Selected Districts of Sidama zone with the objective to assess the production practices, productive and reproductive performance, on farm evaluation of milk production performance, and chemical composition of milk of Local cows, and to identify their constraints and opportunities. For study, multistage sampling was employed in that three districts were selected representing Highland (Wonisho), Midland (Dale) and Lowland (Loka Abaya) from Sidama Zone and t...
Abstract: Four interrelated studies were conducted to assess milk handling practices, microbiological quality and safety of raw cow milk across the milk supply chain in eastern Ethiopia. The first study evaluated hygienic cow milk production practices of producers, while the second study assessed milk postharvest handling practices of producers, collectors/transporters, vendors and consumers across the milk supply chain in the study area. Both studies employed cross sectional survey. The stu...
Abstract: The experiment was conducted at Yabello Pastoral and Dry land Agriculture Research Center with the objectives to evaluate the effect of supplementation of browse species mixed with wheat bran on feed intakes, digestibility, growth performance and carcass characteristics of Borena goats fed a basal diet of native pasture hay, and to identify the economic feasibility. The experiment was conducted using Twenty five (25) intact male yearling Borena goats with an average live weight of ...
Abstract: Livestock production and tanneries have high potential in Ethiopia, even though there are a critical shortage of quality raw hides and skins at national level. In the study districts there is high livestock population potential for hide and skin production but different types of defects were observed and hampered the effective and efficient utilization of these resources. Therefore, cross- sectional study was conducted in Bako Tibe and Ilu Gelan districts, West Showa zone, Oromia R...
Abstract: An experiment was conducted in Horro Guduru Zone, at Guduru Animal Production and Research Center (GAPRC) of Wollega University to evaluate the effect of Ficus sur (Cv. Forssk) fruits supplementation on feed intake, milk yield and composition, and sensory attributes of Horro cows. Twelve healthy lactating Horro cows of similar lactation stage, body weight and condition were selected from GAPRC. All of the selected cows were in early (one weak to 10days) lactation stage. The experim...
This study aimed at characterizing the WASH cattle and their crosses reared semi-intensively in the Tolon District of Northern Ghana. The age, colour and twelve (12) different biometric traits were measured on 125 cattle and subjected to Chi- square and principal component factor analysis. WASH cattle were characterized by five different colour patterns; black, white, brown, fawn and black and white. The paired coloured pattern (black and white) was the most observed among the cattle. G...
ABSTRACTS Genetic diversity and genetic distance of five populations of the Nigerian breeds of goat were investigated using random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Five breeds of goat were used for the study and each breed constituted a population, hence, the five populations considered in the study. The populations were: Sokoto Red (SR), Sahel (SH), Kano Brown (KB), Bornu White (BW) and West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. The experiment was conducted within four geographical zones of Nigeria: ...