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Urban and peri-urban dairy production systems are among the many forms of dairy production systems in the tropics and sub-tropics. The systems involve the production, processing and marketing of milk and milk products that are channelled to consumers in urban centres (Rey et al., 1993; Staal and ...


Tegegne, AzageTadesse, M.Yami, A.Mekasha, Yoseph[Market-oriented urban and peri-urban dairy systems]Market-oriented urban and peri-urban dairy systems

Postpartum ovarian activity was investigated in dairy cows in urban/peri urban dairy production systems in and around Addis Ababa using milk progesterone profiles. Nineteen crossbred (Friesian x Zebu) dairy cows which calved between March and June 1998 were used for the study. Milk samples were c...


Mekasha, YosephTegegne, AzageYami, A.Umunna, N.N.[Characterisation of postpartum ovarian activities using milk progesterone profiles in dairy cows in urban/peri-urban dairy production systems]Characterisation of postpartum ovarian activities using milk progesterone profiles in dairy cows in urban/peri-urban dairy production systems

Data on reproductive performance of Zebu and Friesian X Zebu crossbred cows reared under small-scale dairy farms were analysed and the effects of genotype, parity, body condition score (BCS), season, and year of calving were examined for a total of 246 calvings. Uterine involution was completed e...


Kassa, T.Tegegne, Azage[Factors affecting reproductive performance of Zebu and crossbred cows under small-scale dairy farms]Factors affecting reproductive performance of Zebu and crossbred cows under small-scale dairy farms

The dairy industry needs to be optimised through organising milk production, processing, preservation and marketing in a well-coordinated way. With the recent changes in government policies featured by liberalisation and encouragement of the private sector to participate in the development of alm...


Tegegne, Azage[Financing market-oriented dairy development. The case of Ada'a - Liben Woreda Dairy Association, Ethiopia]Financing market-oriented dairy development. The case of Ada'a - Liben Woreda Dairy Association, Ethiopia

This paper describes the establishment and Development of the first indigenous cattle breed improvement endeavors in Ethiopia at the Adami Tulu and Abernossa Cattle Multiplication and Improvement Center, in the Rift Valley. It is intended to analyse and document the activities of the center and u...


Tegegne, Azage[Lessons learned from the Boran Cattle Improvement Programme at Adami Tulu and Abernossa Cattle Multiplication and Improvement Centre in Ethiopia]Lessons learned from the Boran Cattle Improvement Programme at Adami Tulu and Abernossa Cattle Multiplication and Improvement Centre in Ethiopia

Increasing dairy production to meet the growing demand for milk in developing countries presents several technical and environmental challenges. Supplying the feed resources required and improving the efficiency of their conversion into a highly nutritive food and valued market commodity is one o...


Fernández Rivera, S.Vuuren, A.M. vanOkike, I.Ehui, Simeon K.Tegegne, Azage[Milk production and feed requirements in dairy systems of developing countries by 2010]Milk production and feed requirements in dairy systems of developing countries by 2010

The human population in Ethiopia, currently estimated at 60 million is growing by about 3.5 percent per annum. This figure will increase to about 139 million by the year 2020, making Ethiopia the thrid most populous country in Africa. The number of children under the age of 15 is projected to inc...


Tegegne, AzageGebre-Wold, A.[Prospects for peri-urban dairy development in Ethiopia]Prospects for peri-urban dairy development in Ethiopia

A study was carried out to investigate the reproductive management and reproductive performance of dairy herds in the intensively managed urban and peri-urban dairy production systems of the Addis Ababa milk shed between September 1997 and January 1998. Fifteen dairy farms from intra-urban, 20 ...


Mekasha, YosephTegegne, AzageYami, A.Umunna, N.N.[Reproductive management and reproductive performance of dairy herds in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Addis Ababa milk shed]Reproductive management and reproductive performance of dairy herds in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Addis Ababa milk shed

An on-farm monitoring study was carried out in the urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in the Addis Ababa milk shed to assess variations in on farm nutrient intake of dairy cows (Holstein Friesian X Zebu) and feed balance. Ninety seven cows, with parities above two and at the beginning ...


Mekasha, YosephTegegne, AzageYami, A.Umunna, N.N.[Variations in nutrient intake of dairy cows and feed balance in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Ethiopia]Variations in nutrient intake of dairy cows and feed balance in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Ethiopia

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