Indigenous breedstypes are reared and livestock contribute between 10 and 50% of household incomes. May 22, 2015 a survey was conducted in awassazuria district of southern ethiopia to characterize sheep production system. Livestock production is subsistenceoriented and it is a traditional type which is characterized by minimal inputs like in the other parts of ethiopia. In the country, the different types of sheep production system practiced accordingly are. Sheep producers in nova scotia have experienced relatively stable pricing for their lambs. Jul, 20 livestock production systems in ethiopia posted on july, 20 by bright future pastoral and agropastoral development initiatives standard there are two major cattle production systems within ethiopia. Some advantages of producing sheep sheep are easy to handle and generally require little input. The successful producer also must have a genuine interest in business, management skills, and labor to care for the sheep. Constraints introduction ethiopia has one of the largest livestock population in africa with the estimated domestic animal number of 52. Pdf assessment of sheep production system in burie district. Ethiopia harbours a huge and diverse sheep population and this genetic diversity is a requisite for the present and future livelihoods of the large rural poor farmers abegaz 2007. The overall sheep population in ethiopia is estimated to be 24. Hides and skins production and marketing systems in. Sheep production is one of the most important agricultural activities in ethiopia.
Assessment of farmers management practices and factors. Study on challenges and opportunities of village chicken production in haramaya district, eastern ethiopia. Sheep and goat production and marketing systems in. Pdf sheep and goat production systems in ethiopia semantic. Sheep, the second most important species of livestock in the country, have an estimated population size of about 26 million csa, 2008 with nine identified breeds gizaw et al. Introduction sheep are the second most important species of livestock in ethiopia. Sheep and goat production systems in degehabur zone, eastern. Sheep and goat production and marketing systems in ethiopia. So far the efforts have been put forward in the region are not enough in this regard. A set of semistructured questionnaire was used to collect information from 120 sheep and goat owners based on. Contribution of livestock sector in ethiopian economy.
Proceedings of the first biennial conference of the african small ruminant research network, international laboratory for research on animal diseases ilrad, nairobi, kenya, 1014 december 1990. Major feed resources in ethiopia for sheep production are natural pasture, crop residues, aftermath, browse species and agroindustrial byproducts and to a lesser. Sheep production and breeding systems in north western. Mixed croplivestock production systems prevail in subhumid and humid central highland parts of ethiopia. Feed consumption is the greatest during late gestation and lactation. Ilri international livestock research institute, nairobi, kenya. A survey was conducted in awassazuria district of southern ethiopia to characterize sheep production system. Docking the fat tail of ewe lambs is a common practice. A detailed phenotypic description of the sheep types, estimates of breed population sizes, their breeding tracts, production systems and farmers preferences have. As a result the area is suffering from poor extension system and lack of inputs in. Sheep and goat production handbook for ethiopia issuu.
Sheep production does not require elaborate facilities and equipment. Sheep and goats ethiopia also has a large number of sheep and goats. Small ruminants are main sources of cash income for rural women biffa et al. Result indicated that kajima neighbourhood has more p ethiopia. A total of 480 households 30 households for each rural kebelle were selected purposively to collect data through personal observations and a detailed structured questionnaire. Business planning and economics of sheep farm establishment. In ethiopia, sheep and goats are maintained in two broad production systems namely mixed, and pastoral and agropastoral farming systems. Ranching urban and periurban landless sheep and goat production system 3. Review on beef cattle production and marketing system in. This is due in part to a well established marketing system that has developed over the past 30 years. The confinement may vary from a drylot to small pens with slatted floors. Implications for designing communitybased breeding strategies.
Feed the future innovation lab for livestock systems. The common production system used in ethiopia was the extensive type, which was characterized by small flock sizes and the flock being periodically devastated by diseases. They provide both tangible and intangible benefits. A study was undertaken to identify the production system, breeding practices and major production constraints of common tigray highland sheep in 16 rural kebelles from eight districts of tigray regional state. It is notable that there are variations within each system, and elements of both systems at many locations.
Review of sheep research and development projects in ethiopia. Agriculture in ethiopia is the foundation of the countrys economy, accounting for half of gross domestic product gdp, 83. Supported by funding from usaid in collaboration with the ministry of agriculture and rural. S olomon e t a l ethiopia sheep and goat productivity improvement program 28 3. Dairy production in ethiopia existing scenario and. Pdf assessment of indigenous sheep production systems in.
Based on market and production trends and an increasing demand for lamb, it is anticipated that the market will remain stable in the foreseeable future. Low fertility is a continuing problem in australian flocks scaramuzzi and lindsay 1986. Sheep can adapt to a complete confinement system of production. Highland sheepbarley system mixed croplivestock system pastoral and agropastoral production systems the other production systems that are not currently practiced widely but have a future are.
Advancing ethiopian small ruminant production systems. Highland sheep barley system, mixed croplivestock system, pastoral and agropastoral production system, ranching, and urban and periurban upu sheep production system. The advantages are that lamb production can be increased on a small area using automated feeding equipment. Success in selection of sheep in regard to their fertility greatly depends on. Black head ogaden sheep under traditional management practices in southeastern ethiopia. Implications for designing community based breeding strategies.
Sheep production system, breeding practice, selection criteria, trait preferences. The consumption of these products is low for reasons of low quality and market imperfection. The system is sedentary and livestock is secondary to crop production. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. However, the segmentation between the two production systems is crucial in informing the findings and recommendations of this report. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Traditional sheep production systems and breeding practice. When the small ruminant production systems of ethiopia are compared to. Ethiopia goat production systems there are a number of ways to classify production systems. Sheep production systems and breeding practices of smallholders in western and south western ethiopia. The livestock marketing structure of ethiopia follows a fourtier system. Ethiopia has a diverse sheep population, numbering 23. Bonga sheep, horro sheep, smallholders, breeding practices, lowinput production system, ethiopia.
Review on beef cattle production and marketing system in ethiopia. Some indigenous sheep groups of the country were characterized and their names. Semantic scholar extracted view of sheep and goat production systems in ethiopia by solomon tekle abegaz et al. As nepadcaadp 2005 stated that the highland croplivestock mixed farming system encompasses nearly 40% of the countrys land area and is located above 1,500 m. Introduction ethiopia is endowed with diverse agroecological zones and corresponding large. It is reared in the traditional mixed croplivestock production systems. Reproductive performance and breeding strategies for. The district is situated at an altitude ranging from 528 to 654 m. The three systems chosen are extensively managed sheep raised for wool and meat production, intensive sheep dairying and traditional sheep raising in nomadic systems.
Despite the contribution of livestock to the economy and to smallholders livelihood, the production system is not adequately marketoriented ayele et al. Pdf sheep and goat production and marketing systems in. It is featured by a mixed farming system where crop cultivation and livestock production are undertaken sidebyside and complementing each other. Cattle, goat, sheep, equines, poultry and honey bees also reared in these woredas. The study was conducted to describe sheep and goat production practices in three agroecological woredas of gedio zone southern, ethiopia. Abstract in ethiopia hides and skins have a wide importance mainly as a source of foreign currency of the leather industry. Keywords breeding practices, conservation, gumz, production system 1. Review on breeding objectives and practices of dairy. Sheep production and marketing system in southern ethiopia. Highland sheepbarley system, mixed croplivestock system, pastoral and. Farming systems for sheep production and their effect on. Ipms improving productivity and market success of ethiopian farmers project working paper 23. Abstract survey on rural chicken production system was conducted in three peasant associations of haramaya woreda of oromia regional state to generate information on the problems.
Ethiopia, sheep resources, characterization, physical characteristics. It was demonstrated that low input production system is found in all livestock production systems prevailing in the country except in urban and urban peri system 9. Ethiopia has one of the largest livestock population in africa with the estimated domestic animal number of 52. Ethiopia has one of the largest sheep population in africa and globally. Ethiopia s agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation 1 caused by overgrazing, deforestation, high levels of taxation and poor infrastructure making it. Sheep production systems and breeding practices of. Study on challenges and opportunities of village chicken.
Washera sheep is indigenous sheep breed of ethiopia. Jul 02, 20 according to the same source about 80% of cattle, 75% of sheep and 25% of goats from the total national livestock holdings are found in this production system. Selection of the study site study sites were selected based on their suitability for sheep production, sheep distribution patterns, agroecology. Highland sheepbarley system, mixed croplivestock system, pastoral and agropastoral production system, ranching, and urban and periurban upu sheep production system. The main feed source for sheep is communal pasture. Nationalities and peoples regional state snnprs of ethiopia. Pdf sheep production systems and breeding practices of. With respect to the type of breed, almost all of the sheep and goats are indigenous csa, 200607.
Detail description of the above six districts was made as follows table 1. Rural small holder croplivestock dairy production system the highlands of ethiopia have a high prospective for dairy development residing in the central part of ethiopia with over 40% of the country approximately 490. Global journal of agricultural research published by european. Cash income from livestock production is especially important for the poor and landless ethiopian households. Sheep production system in relation to sustainable productivity and sheep meat quality in tigray 303 potential and constraints for small ruminant production is mandatory. Summary resume indigenous sheep resources of ethiopia. Sheep production systems and breeding practices for selected. A production handbook for sheep and goats in ethiopia applicable to many areas of africa and beyond. Assessment of sheep production system in burie district, north western ethiopia. Ethiopia has the leading livestock population in africa and animal population census with an estimation of 53. Small ruminant population of ethiopia is one of the.
Among the indigenous sheep breeds in ethiopia, afar sheep also known as elle sheep gebretsadik and anal 2014 is a hardy breed adapted to drought prone arid and semiarid areas of afar region. Ahmed and belachew hurissa livestock marketing authority the federal democratic republic of ethiopia p. Intensive management system the intensive management system is practiced by urban dairy farms in cities or towns. There are three major and two minor production systems are described. Using purposive sampling, a total of 120 households from the district were included in the survey. All year round the country provides healthy and good quality exotic ethiopia sheep to the local and international market. Pdf sheep production systems and breeding practices for. Sheep production systems and breeding practices for.
The object is to produce market lambs in a small space using mostly feeds harvested from the farm. Like most of the subsaharan countries agricultural system in ethiopia is obviously a traditional way that means livestock production system in ethiopia is an integral or mixed production types. At the national level, sheep and goats account for about. Pdf traditional sheep production systems and breeding practice. Study on challenges and opportunities of village chicken production in haramaya district, eastern ethiopia bosenu abera, takele geta jigjiga university, college of dryland agriculture, ethiopia jigjiga university, college of dryland agriculture, ethiopia abstract survey on rural chicken production system was.
Hides and skins production and marketing systems in ethiopia. Sheep production systems and breeding practices of smallholders in western and southwestern ethiopia. Global journal of agricultural research published by. Asf production and marketing brief 4 milk production is the prime purpose for sheep in afar region getachew, 2010. The production system of metema district is characterized as a small scale and large scale mixed croplivestock system. Basis for classification of sheep and goat production systems in ethiopia there are a number of ways to classify production systems. In ethiopia sheep and goats are raised by smallholder farmers as a major source of meat and immediate cash income. Ethiopia has a diverse indigenous sheep population numbering 28. There are two major cattle production systems within ethiopia. Introduction ethiopia has a diverse indigenous sheep population, numbering 23. In this handbook, sheep and goat production systems were classified using criteria that included degree of integration with crop production and contribution to livelihood, level of. Review on small ruminant production, marketing and. Pdf on nov 14, 2017, belete asefa and others published assessment of indigenous sheep production systems in bale zone, oromia regional state, ethiopia find, read and cite all the research you. Review on challenges and opportunities sheep production.
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