Assessment of Major Livestock Feed Resources and Constraints in Guji Zone, Southern Oromia

Q3 Business, Management and Accounting

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.7176/jrdm/92-02

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The study was conducted with objective of assessing and rank the major livestock feed resources and its constraints in Guji Zone, Southern Oromia. Data was collected by group discussions and structured questionnaire in six districts. Data was collected from both secondary and primary data. A total of two hundred eighty eight (288) respondents were randomly selected and interviewed from districts based upon pre-tested structured questionnaire. Native pastures, crop residues, grazing of crop stubbles and browse trees were the major feed resources in the study area. Natural pasture and crop residues were produced in large amounts in the study area. The main cause of grazing land deterioration was drought 69.1% lowland, over grazing 58.2% highland and bush encroachment 21.9%. The major traditional range land management practice of the study area was conservation enclosure (kalo). The main source income of stakeholders depends upon sale of livestock and livestock product, and sale of crop. In the lowland area livestock cover long distance (>6 km) to reach water compared to the mid and highland parts. Further research and development work should be encouraged to improve dry season feed scarcity through different options such as utilization of non-convention feeds, forages development program, use of alternative means of crop residue utilization and adaptation, demonstration of improved forage varieties. Keywords: Assessment; Communal; Enclosure; Feed; Native pasture; Stubbles DOI: 10.7176/JRDM/92-02 Publication date: October 31 st 2023

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南奥罗米亚州古集地区主要牲畜饲料资源及制约因素评价

本研究旨在对南奥罗米亚州古集地区主要家畜饲料资源及其制约因素进行评价和排序。在六个地区采用小组讨论和结构化问卷的方式收集数据。从二级和一级数据中收集数据。根据预先测试的结构化问卷，从地区随机抽取288名受访者进行访谈。原生牧草、作物残茬、作物残茬和浏览树是研究区主要的饲料资源。研究区存在大量天然牧草和作物残茬。草地退化的主要原因是干旱(69.1%)、过度放牧(58.2%)和灌木入侵(21.9%)。研究区主要的传统牧地管理方式是保护圈地(kalo)。利益相关者的主要收入来源取决于牲畜和牲畜产品的销售以及作物的销售。与中部和高地地区相比，在低地地区，牲畜到达水源的距离较远(约6公里)。应鼓励进一步的研究和开发工作，通过不同的选择，如利用非常规饲料，饲料开发计划，利用作物秸秆利用和适应的替代手段，示范改良的饲料品种，改善旱季饲料短缺。关键词:评估;公共的;外壳;饲料;天然草场;出版日期:2023年10月31日

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