Assessment of the sheep marketing system was carried out through informal and formal surveys in selected kebeles and in selected sheep markets in Burie district in north western Ethiopia to assess the marketing system and to identify the constraints of sheep marketing in the area. The farmers int...
Abebe, Yenenesh
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Melaku, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Assessment of sheep marketing system in Burie district, North Western Ethiopia]
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Assessment of sheep marketing system in Burie district, North Western Ethiopia
The research was conducted at the International Livestock Research Institute, Debre Zeit Research Station, which is situated in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Leaves of Lablab purpureus and the multipurpose trees (MPT), namely, Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198 were harvested ...
Melaku, S.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Supplementation of Menz ewes with dried leaves of Lablab purpureus or graded levels of Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198: Effects on feed intake, live weight gain and estrous cycle]
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Supplementation of Menz ewes with dried leaves of Lablab purpureus or graded levels of Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198: Effects on feed intake, live weight gain and estrous cycle
This study was conducted to assess the sheep breeds, traditional sheep breeding practices and flock structure in four selected representative rural kebeles in Burie district North Western Ethiopia. Informal and formal surveys in the selected kebeles were conducted. The farmers interviewed were se...
Abebe, Yenenesh
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Melaku, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Tegegne, F.
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[Sheep breeds, traditional breeding and flock structure in Burie District, north western Ethiopia]
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Sheep breeds, traditional breeding and flock structure in Burie District, north western Ethiopia
Abebe, Yenenesh
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Melaku, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Effect of supplementation of grazing sheep with groundnut cake and wheat bran]
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Effect of supplementation of grazing sheep with groundnut cake and wheat bran
Beekeeping is an important income-generating activity in the Atsbi-Womberta district of Tigray. Beekeeping can also be easily integrated into the on-going natural resources conservation developments in the district. However, beekeeping has traditionally been considered as a supplementary enterpri...
Woldewahid, G.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Tegegne, Azage
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Berhe, Kahsay
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Weldemariam, D.
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[Market-oriented beekeeping development to improve smallholder income: Results of development experiences in Atsbi-Womberta District, northern Ethiopia]
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Market-oriented beekeeping development to improve smallholder income: Results of development experiences in Atsbi-Womberta District, northern Ethiopia
Kassa, T.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Reproductive performance of indigenous zebu and Friesian x Zebu crossbred cows under smallholder management conditions in Ethiopia]
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Reproductive performance of indigenous zebu and Friesian x Zebu crossbred cows under smallholder management conditions in Ethiopia
This paper analyses factors that influence Ethiopian households’ decisions to produce and market
small ruminants using a triple-hurdle econometric model. The model integrates production, market
position and volume of sales, allowing us to make inferences relating to the study population. The
resu...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Shiferaw, K.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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[A triple-hurdle model of small-ruminant production and marketing in the highlands of Ethiopia: Implications for commercial transformation]
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A triple-hurdle model of small-ruminant production and marketing in the highlands of Ethiopia: Implications for commercial transformation
Aflatoxins are a group of toxic metabolites produced by Aspergillus molds that contaminate a variety of food and animal feeds. Exposure to aflatoxins causes serious illness in humans, including liver cancer and stunting in children. When cows ingest aflatoxin-contaminated feed, they secrete aflat...
Szonyi, Barbara
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Gizachew, D.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Hanson, Jean
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Grace, Delia
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[Aflatoxin M1 contamination of milk in the greater Addis Ababa milk shed, Ethiopia]
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Aflatoxin M1 contamination of milk in the greater Addis Ababa milk shed, Ethiopia
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a highly toxic metabolite of Aspergillus fungi that contaminates animal feed. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in the Greater Addis Ababa milk shed between September 2014 and February 2015. The objectives were to...
Gizachew, D.
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Szonyi, Barbara
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Tegegne, Azage
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Hanson, Jean
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Grace, Delia
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[Feed storage practices and aflatoxin contamination of dairy feeds in the Greater Addis Ababa milk shed, Ethiopia]
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Feed storage practices and aflatoxin contamination of dairy feeds in the Greater Addis Ababa milk shed, Ethiopia
Szonyi, Barbara
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Gizachew, D.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Hanson, Jean
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Grace, Delia
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[Feed storage practices and awareness of aflatoxins in the Greater Addis Ababa milk shed]
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Feed storage practices and awareness of aflatoxins in the Greater Addis Ababa milk shed