A review on cattle husbandry practices in Ethiopia

This article examines and compares the evolution of animal husbandry practices in severalcivitatesof Gallia Belgica and western Germania Inferior, as documented by archaeozoological data. It focuses on two neighbouringcivitates, those of the Nervii and the Tungri, its aim being to explore the factors that influenced diversity in husbandry practices. In general, it appears that cattle played an important role in the Early Roman animal economy of thesecivitates. There is evidence that large cattle were primarily bred for use as draught animals. At the same time, the intensive processing of cattle on professional butchery sites, and indications of cattle-related craft activities in urban environments, demonstrate that within the market economy animal exploitation was focused on cattle. Nevertheless, several aspects of animal husbandry practices exhibit geographical differences. Evidence of surplus production of pigs in the countryside of Gallia Belgica suggests that different kinds of agricultural specialization existed within the loess belt. There are also differences in the adoption of Roman agricultural innovations in terms of morphological changes in cattle.

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Cattle husbandry practices management adopted by dairy farmers in Eastern semi-arid region of Algeria: A study of Setif Area

Indian Journal of Animal Research ◽

10.18805/ijar.b-745 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Mohamed Benidir ◽

Boussad Belkheir ◽

Aissam Bousbia

Keyword(s):

Arid Region ◽

Dairy Farmers ◽

Husbandry Practices ◽

Spss Software ◽

Semi Arid Region ◽

Natural Service ◽

Cattle Husbandry ◽

Semi Arid ◽

Structured Questionnaire ◽

Made In

This study was conducted in Eastern semi-arid region of Sétif (Algeria). 63 dairy cattle farmers were surveyed through personal interview using a well-structured questionnaire to collect the information about cattle husbandry practices followed in the study area. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics performed with SPSS software (version 19). The results revealed that the majority of farmers (68.85%) rely on family labor and 31.15 per cent use wage labor. As for the age group, operators aged between 21 and 35 represent the highest proportion (74.6%) and 21.1 per cent of the population aged between 36 and 50 years. On the other hand, chiefs over the age of 51 represent only 4.3 per cent. The free stall housing is the mode most practiced by the majority of farmers surveyed (59.01%) versus 40.99 per cent are practicing the stanchion stable system. The majority of respondents (90.16%) fed readymade concentrate to their animals followed by home prepared concentrate (9.84%). Artificial insemination is used by 19.67 per cent of farmers surveyed; the majority uses the natural service for breeding their animals. Pregnancy diagnosis is followed by all surveyed farmers but it was done by a qualified veterinarian. Calving interval was 12 months for all farmers surveyed. The majority of cattle farmers (96.82%) are calf producers-fatteners. The fattened calves and culled cows are main categories of cattle made in market for slaughtering.

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The role of cross-border transhumance in influencing resident herders’ cattle husbandry practices and use of genetic resources

animal ◽

10.1017/s1751731120001378 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (11) ◽

pp. 2378-2386 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S.O. Houessou ◽

L.H. Dossa ◽

C.A. Assogba ◽

R.V.C. Diogo ◽

S.F.U. Vanvanhossou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Genetic Resources ◽

Cross Border ◽

Husbandry Practices ◽

Cattle Husbandry

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Characterization of cattle husbandry practices in Essera Woreda, Dawuro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

African Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.5897/ajar2015.9939 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (34) ◽

pp. 3421-3435 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tonamo Andualem ◽

Tamir Berhan ◽

Goshu Gebeyehu ◽

Belete Ermias

Keyword(s):

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Husbandry Practices ◽

Cattle Husbandry

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Beef cattle husbandry practices across Ecoregions of Canada in 2011

Canadian Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.4141/cjas-2014-158 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 95 (2) ◽

pp. 305-321 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

S. C. Sheppard ◽

S. Bittman ◽

G. Donohoe ◽

D. Flaten ◽

K. M. Wittenberg ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Management Practices ◽

Arable Land ◽

Technical Information ◽

Forage Quality ◽

Eastern Canada ◽

Husbandry Practices ◽

Winter Grazing ◽

Cow Calf ◽

Cattle Husbandry

Sheppard, S. C., Bittman, S., Donohoe, G., Flaten, D., Wittenberg, K. M., Small, J. A., Berthiaume, R., McAllister, T. A., Beauchemin, K. A., McKinnon, J., Amiro, B. D., MacDonald, D., Mattos, F. and Ominski, K. H. 2015. Beef cattle husbandry practices across Ecoregions of Canada in 2011. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 95: 305–321. Beef production in Canada is diverse in many dimensions with numbers of cattle per operation ranging over 10 000-fold, pasture usage from nil to 100%, and types of operations from solely cow–calf to exclusively feedlot finishing. This study summarizes management information obtained from a survey conducted in 2012 (about 2011) on 1009 beef operations in Canada. Many of the results clearly differentiate the practices in the Prairies from those in Ontario and Quebec. Compared to eastern Canada, the Prairies had earlier and shorter calving seasons, higher weaning weights, utilized more winter grazing with a variety of strategies, grew and fed more barley than corn, used more seasonal feeding areas and feedlots (and hence fewer barns), and more commonly spread manure in the fall. Many of the management practices used by cow–calf operations would have low environmental impact, including extensive use of grazing even in winter, low fertilizer inputs and feeding perennial forages with a high content of legumes. Some practices such as not covering forages or manure storage structures were common and could be changed to improve forage quality and reduce manure emissions. Most forage was harvested 3–7 d after full bloom. Earlier harvest has the potential to improve forage quality, which could reduce dependence on arable crops. Finishing operations used more housing, fed more arable-land crops and less perennial forages, and practiced little grazing. Rationale regarding the adoption of many of the management strategies was reported by the producers. For example, winter grazing was adopted primarily to reduce costs and labour, but for some it was also linked to a late calving season. Preferred sources of technical information included their own experience, farm print media, producer organisations and demonstrations at field days. The survey also identified several areas in which the industry may realize improved sustainability.

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