Cattle production system in pastoral areas of Hadiya zone, Southern Ethiopia

The study was conducted in Soro and Misha districts of Hadiya zone Southern Ethiopia, to describe the husbandry practices, to assess production and reproductive performance of indigenous cattle breeds. Data collections were carried out by using observation, semistructured questionnaire, and focused group discussion and also from secondary data sources. A total of 240 households (120 from each district) were selected by using systematic sampling method for questionnaire interview. The collected data were analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 20), and the values were compared at the significance level P<0.05. The study reported that the main purpose of keeping indigenous cattle in both districts were milk production, saving as live bank, draught power, income generation, for meat, manure and ceremonies. The selection criteria used by farmers for selecting male and female cattle were by using mainly associated with production and reproduction parameters. The main feed resources of cattle in dry season were crop residues, communal grazing, maize strover, Enset, Atela and wheat bran. Natural uncontrolled mating system was the main breeding system in the study areas. The average daily milk yield and length of calving interval showed significant variation (p<0.05) between the two studied locations. The major cattle production constraints in the study area were feed shortage, shrinkage of grazing land, lack of capital, shortage of improved breeds, and low productivity of indigenous cattle, lack of improved forages and disease and parasites. The reported major prevalent cattle disease identified were bovine pasteurollosis, foot and mouth disease, diarrhea, sudden death and blackleg. The current study result indicated that cattle production and reproductive performance in the current environmental condition are comparable with other indigenous breed. Therefore, it could be concluded that, management improvement and designing appropriate breed improvement programmes such as participation of the community are critical to improve the breed..

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Value Chain Analysis of Wheat in Duna District, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Heliyon ◽

10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07597 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. e07597

Author(s):

Assefa Ayele ◽

Tessema Erchafo ◽

Alemayehu Bashe ◽

Seyfu Tesfeyohannes

Keyword(s):

Value Chain ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Value Chain Analysis ◽

Chain Analysis ◽

Hadiya Zone

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Assessing the economic viability of integrated crop−livestock systems in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems ◽

10.1017/s1742170519000280 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 631-642 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Júlio César dos Reis ◽

Mariana Y. T. Kamoi ◽

Daniel Latorraca ◽

Rafael F. F. Chen ◽

Miqueias Michetti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Production System ◽

Net Present Value ◽

Livestock Grazing ◽

Economic Viability ◽

Continuous Cropping ◽

Cattle Production ◽

Study Region ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Livestock Systems

AbstractPopulation growth and rising incomes have led to increasing global demand for meat products. Meeting this demand without converting remaining natural ecosystems or further degrading ecosystems is one of the largest global sustainability challenges. A critical step to overcoming this challenge is to increase the productivity of livestock grazing systems, which occupy the largest land area of any type of agriculture globally. Integrated crop−livestock systems (iCL), which re-couple crop and livestock production at the farm scale, have been considered a promising strategy to tackle this challenge by restoring degraded pasturelands and providing supplemental nutrition to livestock. However, few studies have analyzed the economic viability of such systems, especially in Brazil, an important player in global food systems. This paper presents an economic analysis of iCL in Mato Grosso, Brazil, the largest grain and beef producer in the country, which spans the ecologically diverse Amazon, Cerrado and Pantanal biomes. We compare the economic performance of an integrated soybean/corn and beef cattle system to a continuous crop (soybean/corn) system and a continuous livestock (beef cattle) production system from 2005 to 2012. We use empirical case study data to characterize a ‘typical’ farm for each production system within the study region. We find that the integrated crop−livestock system has a higher annual net present value (NPV) per hectare (ha) than continuous cropping or livestock under a range of discount rates. However, under a scenario of substantially higher crop prices, the continuous cropping outperforms iCL. While iCL is not feasible in all regions of the Amazon and Cerrado, our results indicate that in places where the biophysical and market conditions are suitable for production, it could be a highly profitable way to intensify cattle production and potentially spare land for other uses, including conservation. Nevertheless, additional credit and technical support may be needed to overcome high upfront costs and informational barriers to increase iCL areas as a sustainable development strategy for agriculture in the Amazon and Cerrado regions.

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Identification of breeding objectives using a bioeconomic model for a beef cattle production system in Uruguay

Livestock Science ◽

10.1016/j.livsci.2013.12.006 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 160 ◽

pp. 21-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Maria Isabel Pravia ◽

Olga Ravagnolo ◽

Jorge Ignacio Urioste ◽

Dorian J. Garrick

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Production System ◽

Bioeconomic Model ◽

Cattle Production ◽

Breeding Objectives ◽

Beef Cattle Production

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Prevalence of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and associated risk factors among prisoners in Hadiya Zone prison, Southern Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-016-2005-7 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Terefe G. Fuge ◽

Samuel Y. Ayanto

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽

Associated Risk Factors ◽

Hadiya Zone

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Time To Relapse of Severe Acute Malnutrition And Its Determinants Among Children Treated In The Health Posts of Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-718840/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Abera Lambebo ◽

Desselegn Temiru ◽

Tefera Belachew

Keyword(s):

Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Acute Malnutrition ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Under Five ◽

Back Ground ◽

Relapse Time ◽

The Mean ◽

Time To Relapse ◽

Hadiya Zone

Abstract Back ground: In developing countries including Ethiopia, children under five years old are likely to suffer from repeated bouts of SAM. There is lack of study that documented time to relapse of SAM and its determinants. Objective: This study aimed to identify time of relapse and its determinants among children discharged after treatment for SAM in health facilities of Hadiya Zone, South, Ethiopia Methods: An institution based retrospective cohort study was carried out from data spanning from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020. After checking all the assumptions, multivariable CPH model was fitted to isolate independent determinants of time to relapse. All tests were two sided and statistical significance at P values <0.05. Result: The mean(±SD) time for relapse of SAM among under five children was 22(±9.9) weeks from discharge to relapse time. On multivariable CPH model, the hazard of relapse for SAM was significantly higher for children who had edema (AHR =2.02 ,95%, CI: 1.17-3.50), age of 6-11 months (AHR = 5.2, 95%, CI:1.95-13.87), had discharge low MUAC (AHR = 12,95%, CI: 7.90-19.52)Concussion: The finding showed that children discharged from SAM are likely to have relapse in 3 weeks.

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