Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia
Research Article
Fattening Practice and Health Management of Small Ruminants in Dodota Woreda of Arsi Zone, Ethiopia
Author(s): Abera Geleta Sime*, Belete Shenkute Gemeda and Shimelis Regassa Degefa
The purpose of the study was to identify small ruminant fattening practices and health management in the study area in Dodota Woreda of Arsi Zone of Ethiopia. Results are based on focus group discussions and a survey of 180 sample houses. According to flock distribution, the research area of Woreda was classified into three groups: Mixed flock sites, goat dominating sites and sheep dominating sites. Small ruminant fattening was completed in three and four months for the majority of respondents, 33.89% and 27.22%, respectively. The current studies' findings regarding the use of industrial byproducts suggest that farmers occasionally have better insight into the advantages of feeding their animals. Due to a strong market demand and improved prices, small ruminants were fattened over Easter, Christmas and New Year with an index of 0.380, 0.290 and 0.127, respectively. With indexes of.. View More»
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