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Production and marketing systems of sheep and goats in Alaba, Southern Ethiopia

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Title Production and marketing systems of sheep and goats in Alaba, Southern Ethiopia
 
Creator Kocho, T.K.
 
Subject ANIMAL PRODUCTION
MARKETING
GOATS
SHEEP
 
Description This study has undertaken to describe the sheep and goat production and marketing systems and identify constraints to and improvement options for smallholder farms of Alaba, southern Ethiopia. Results are based on survey of 150 sample households and rapid appraisal of major sheep and goat markets. Flock distribution and holdings in different parts of the woreda vary and thus the study sites were stratified into mixed sheep-goat flock, goat dominating and sheep dominating sites. Average family size of the study area was 6.7. Literacy of household heads accounts 30%. Across the sites, mean holdings of total land, grazing land, cattle, sheep, goat and equine numbers varied significantly (P
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Date 2010-02-22T13:51:22Z
2010-02-22T13:51:22Z
2007-04
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier Kocho, T.K. Hawassa University, Awassa (Ethiopia). 2007. Production and marketing systems of sheep and goats in Alaba, Southern Ethiopia. MSc thesis (Animal Production). 159p. Awassa (Ethiopia): Hawassa University.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/726
 
Language en
 
Publisher Hawassa University