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Berihan Tamir

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• Research Article
  Characterization of Smallholder Cattle Milk Production System in Aleta Chukko District, Southern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Kibru Beriso, Berihan Tamir and Teka Feyera Kibru Beriso, Berihan Tamir and Teka Feyera
  
  The study was conducted at Aleta Chukko district, Southern Ethiopia with the objective of characterizing smallholder cattle milk production system. A single-visit multiple-subject formal survey was used to collect data on milk production system from a total of 100 households. For this purpose, six kebeles were selected using purposive sampling method, while households from each kebele were selected randomly. Local indigenous zebu cattle breed dominated cattle population in the study area (95.6%). The major purposes of cattle rearing in the district was for milk production (72%), income generation (17%), fertilizer, social value and saving purposes (11%). Milking, milk processing, barn cleaning and sale of dairy products were mainly performed by women while live animal marketing and stall feeding were performed by a husband. Majority of households kept their animals in the same house i.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-888X.1000132

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