Household Level Milk Production And Child Milk Consumption In And Around Bahir Dar. Etiflopia
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2014-06
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Abstract
Malnutrition is a serious problem in 1-5 years old children of Ethiopia and livestock
products have a contribution in solving malnutrition. This study was conducted in and
around Bahir Dar with the objectives of investigating the contribution of cow
ownership and milk production to child milk consulllption; assessing constraints in
cow milk production and child milk consumption; and assessing the quality of cow
milk consumed by children at household level. ross- sectional study design was
employed. A total of 300 households were individually interviewed. The results
indicated a positive relationship between dairy cow ownership and child milk
consumption. A child in a household with dairy cow consumes 464.911/1 ofmilk while
in a household without dairy cow consumes 457.51111 of milk. Among households with
dairy cow and without dairy cow larger volume ofmilk offer was observed in the peri urban (512.8ml) and urban areas (465.7ml), respectively as cOli/pared with the rest.
In terms of child milk feeding practice, higher practice of child milk feeding was
obtained in the urban households with 39% and without 60.7% dairy cow. The major
constraint of child milk consumption across households with and without dairy cows
was selling of milk for income generation and lack of knowledge; and shortage of
money and cultural issues, respectively. Coliform and standard plate co lints in the
urban, peri-urban and rural areas were 4. 7X10J and 104
, 3.1X104 and4.6X104
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2.2X105 and 5X1oJ, respectively. The overall result of adulteration and acidity were
26.11 and 0.21, in CFU respectively. The general hygienic practice followed by
households with dairy cows in the area is poor. Feed shortage is the biggest problem
for all the study sites, whereas shortage of land is a priority problem for urban and
peri-urban dairy owners and lack of improved breeds is a priority problem for the
rural farmers. Reduction of milk production and quality affects child milk
consumption. Therefore, further research works to address constraints and to improve
child milk consumption are imperative.
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Bahir Dar, Child milk consumption, Milk production, Milk quality, Dairy cow ownership