Production environment and husbandry practices

Production environment and husbandry practices Workneh Ayalew ILRI, Addis Ababa 25 February 2003

Figure 1: Livestock holdings by production system (%)

Figure 2: Production systems by Zone (%)

Figure 3: Frequency of reported reasons for raising cattle (Males)

Figure 4: Frequency of reported reasons for raising cattle (Females)

Figure 5: Reported calving rates

Table 1: Reported daily average milk off-take (litres) per cow per day by production system

Table 2: Reported average lactation length (months) by production system

Table 3: Numbers and proportions of average size of herd of cattle acquired over the previous 12 months by agro-ecological zone.

Table 4: Numbers and proportions of average size of herd of cattle acquired over the previous 12 months by production system

Table 5: Numbers and proportions of average size of herd of cattle disposed over the previous 12 months by agro-ecological zone.

Table 6: Numbers and proportions of average size of herd of cattle disposed over the previous 12 months by production system

Figure 6: Reasons for death by productionsystem

Figure 7: Reasons for death by Agro-ecological Zone

Table 7: Allocation of family labour for activities in cattle raising in the mixed crop-livestock production system

Table 8: Allocation of family labour for activities in cattle raising in the agro-pastoral production system

Table 9: Allocation of family labour for activities in cattle raising in the pastoral production system

Table 10: Frequency of use of roofed-sheds to house cattle by agro-ecological zone

Table 11: Frequency of supplementary feeding during the wet and dry seasons by agro-ecological zone

Table 12:Frequency of use of artificial insemination by zone

Table 13: Frequency of use of controlled mating in cattle by agro-ecological zone

Table 14: Frequency of use of controlled mating in cattle by livestock density

Table 15: Reported proximity to the nearest veterinary service by Zone.

Table 16: Reported prevalence of major cattle diseases by Zone