scholarly journals Study on Prevalence of Ixodid Ticks of Goats and Acaricide Utilization Practices of Herd Owners in Benatsemay District, South Omo Zone, South-Western Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 225-233
Author(s):  
Temesgen Kifle ◽  
Mesfin Mathewos ◽  
Haben Fesseha ◽  
Aschenaki Abate ◽  
Amanuel Wolde
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-160
Author(s):  
Tekleyohannes Berhanu ◽  
Girma Abebe ◽  
Jameroen Thingtham ◽  
Sayan Tusdri ◽  
Somkiert Prasanpanich

A survey was conducted in Hamer and Bena-Tsemay pastoral and agro-pastoral districts of South Omo zone, south western Ethiopia in between January to May 2011 with the objective to describe availability of feed resource for goats. Data were collected from the two districts by informal and formal survey methods using focused group discussion and semi-structured questionnaire administered to 250 households. Natural pastures from rangelands are major feed sources for goats. Higher feed availability is reported in March to April (during the main rainy season). However, availability of feed extends up to October in Bena-Tsemay district due to the higher rainfall in the district.  In both districts, the hot dry season (November to February) is the period of feed scarcity and during which high mortality of goats have been reported. Crop residues and some food left over are also available for supplementing animals especially in the agro-pastoral areas. The efficiency of goat production in the studied districts could be increased by optimizing goats breeding season with the availability of feed resources.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-142
Author(s):  
Negash Asefa ◽  
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Jiregna Dugassa ◽  
Abriham Kebede ◽  
Chala Mohammed ◽  
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