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Milk is an important source of nutrients to human and animals, but due to its high water activity and nutritional value it serves as an excellent medium for growth of many kind of microorganisms under suitable conditions. The present cross sectional study was conducted to assess microbial quality...

This study was initiated to analyze poultry marketing chain in Alamata and Atsbi-Wonberta Woredas of Tigray region. The specific objectives of the study are, to analyze structure conduct and performance of poultry market, to analyze the structure of production cost and determine profitability, to...

This study was initiated to analyze poultry value chain in Adwa wereda, central zone of Tigray region. The specific objectives were to map poultry value chain functions, to determine the profit margin of actors along the poultry value chain, to identify factors that determine poultry market parti...

Achieving national food security and diversifying export earning agricultural commodity is one of the major challenges currently facing developing countries like Ethiopia. Oils crop in general and sesame crop in particular play a great role in improving household’s food security, increasing incom...

The aim of the study was to assess productive and reproductive performance of indigenous and their crossbred of different exotic blood level of dairy cows and factors affecting their performance in Rural, peri-urban and urban, farming system of West Shoa Zone, Oromia State, Ethiopia. A total of 1...

The study was conducted in central zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, aimed with assessment of breeding practices and evaluation of estrus synchronization of dairy cattle. The study of the survey covered 180 households found in per-urban and rural areas of Ahferom, Adwa and Laelay michew district w...

This study was conducted in Werii watershed (1797 km2) of Tekeze river basin, through integrative use of hydrological and climate models with the objective of estimating the impact of climate change on groundwater recharge and groundwater potentials. Statistical downscaling model (SDSM) was used ...

Ethiopian economy predominantly depends on rain-fed agriculture. The sector is anticipated to support the whole economy and to change its structure. However, the country is highly affected by drought and millions of people are left without sustenance frequently. As an option, small scale irrigati...

The objectives of this study were to describe the production systems, the morphological features, and growth and reproductive performances of Bati (Central Highland ecotype), Borena (Long eared Somali ecotype) and Short-eared Somali indigenous goat populations in their home tract, Ethiopia. The s...

The objectives of this study were to describe the production systems, identify the breeding objectives traits, describe the morphological and molecular characteristics of Western Lowland and Abergelle goat breeds of Ethiopia to design community based breeding programs. 120 goat keepers were inter...