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Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research

Research Article | Published October 2019 | Volume 7, Issue 10, pp. 186-193.

doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v7i10.19.153

 

Indigenous feed sources contribution for milk and butter yield in Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia

 



 

 

Tsedey Azeze Tebo

 

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Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Hawassa Agricultural Research Center, P.O. box 2126, Hawassa, Ethiopia.


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Citation: Tebo TA (2019). Indigenous feed sources contribution for milk and butter yield in Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia. J. Agric. Crop Res. 7(10): 186-193.

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 Abstract 


The study was conducted in Hulla, Dale and Loka abaya district representing highland, midland and lowland agroecologies of Sidama zone, respectively. The study assessed available feed sources for dairy cattle and lactating cows, indigenous feed types for increased milk yield and butter amount, supplementary feed provision trend for pregnant and lactating cows, and the feed types. A structured questionnaire and field visual observations were used to assess the local feed sources and utilization practices. The study indicated that improved forages, enset (enset ventricosum) leaf, natural pasture, and indigenous forage types are among the dominant feed supply sources for dairy cattle in studied districts. The highest availability of indigenous feed types were reported in Loka abaya (40%) than in Dale (33%) and Hulla district (27%).The most common species of indigenous forage types that contribute for increased milk and butter yield in the lowland agroecology were “Lalunte” (herb type), “Shomoda” (grass species) and enset leaf as it was reported by 75, 38 and 64% of respondents respectively. The top two indigenous feed types that contributes for increased milk and butter yield for Hulla and Dale districts were enset leaf and enset corm. Regarding the feed shortage, respondents reported December to April as major months of the year that feed shortage occurs and it is more critical in the loka abaya (36%) than in Dale (34%) and Hulla district (30%). Supplementary feed provision trend was better for lactating cows than pregnant cows. Moreover, more supplementation was observed in the midland agroecology followed by highland and lowland agroecology for both lactating and pregnant cows. The top three supplementary feed types for lactating cows were enset leaf, enset corm and concentrates. Sugarcane stock, enset corm and improved forages were ranked as 1st, 2nd and 3rd for pregnant cows, respectively. Finally, it is recommended that to alleviate feed shortage during the dry season, feed conservation practices, introduction of improved forage production is required. Thus, chemical composition and productivity potential of the above mentioned indigenous forage types should be further investigated. In addition to the agronomic study of the indigenous feeds; in-vivo and in-vitro digestibility has to be investigated for efficient utilization of the feeds.

Keywords  Indigenous feed   agroecology   enset (Ensete ventricosum)   lactating cows   pregnant cows   sidama zone    Ethiopia

 

 

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