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Production and marketing systems of sheep and goats in Alaba, Southern Ethiopia
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Production and marketing systems of sheep and goats in Alaba, Southern Ethiopia
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Kocho, T.K.
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ANIMAL PRODUCTION
MARKETING GOATS SHEEP |
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| 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
Canadian International Development Agency |
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2010-02-22T13:51:22Z
2010-02-22T13:51:22Z 2007-04 |
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Thesis
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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 |
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en
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application/pdf
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Hawassa University
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