STUDY OF INPUTS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF CROSSBRED DAIRY COWS IN AND AROUND ADAMA
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2019-06
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This study was conducted in urban and peri-urban areas of Adama town small holder dairy farms to investigate the inputs and management systems of crossbred dairy cows. In the study dairy inputs, husbandry practices, major constraints of dairy production were investigated. For this study, 130 smallholders were selected and interviewed from both urban and peri-urban kebeles. Data were collected using questionnaire, field observation, focus group discussion and feed characterization. Statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used to analysis and summarize the data. The study revealed that all of the respondents were working age group and educational status of 71.5% of them was literate. The major feed resources in the study area were crop residues, agro-industrial by-products and some cereal hulls. Among the respondents 72.3% and 84% were used AI breeding system and stall-feeding system respectively. All the respondents (100%) ranked high cost and low quality of feed as the first dairy constraints, followed by 94 % reduced income, 85 % lack of secured working area for dairy 81% disease incidence, and 78% inadequate AI service. Lack of land and shortage of space per cows within the existing farms were identified as a problem by the respondents. The mean age at first service, age at first calving, calving interval, and service per conception were 18.12±0.30, 27.73± 0.34, 13.6±0.07, and 1.6±0.08 months respectively. In the study area 85% of the respondents responded the main purpose of keeping was for income generation. The major water source households used for dairy operation was tap water and some amount of wheel water. Ventilation of the house was good 46.2%, medium 40 % and poor13.8%. During the field observation the cause of medium and poor ventilation in dairy house was identified as the shortage and position of dairy house.
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Adama, crossbred, constraint, dairy inputs