Opportunities and Challenges for Pastoral Beef Cattle Production in Ethiopia

Abebe, Belete Kuraz; Alemayehu, Mulugeta; Haile, Sharew Mekonnen

doi:10.1155/2022/1087060

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“…16,17 Bovine trypanosomosis is highly abundant and widespread throughout Ethiopia's most agricultural and fertile areas, particularly in the lowlands and major river basins of the Abay, Omo, Akabo, Didessa, Ghibe, and Baro. 18,19 The disease has been documented in several locations of the country, with prevalence rates ranging from 1.38% to 17.15% whereas only a few published studies have been found in Afar and Tigray. 20 Currently, 5 Glossina species, namely Glossina pallidipes, Glossina morsitans submorsitans, Glossina fuscipes, Glossina tachinoides, and Glossina longipennis, infest around 220 000 km 2 of the country's above-mentioned regions.…”

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Study on Bovine Trypanosomiasis and Associated Risk Factors in Benatsemay District, Southern Ethiopia

Fesseha

Eshetu

Mathewos

et al. 2022

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Trypanosomosis is an endemic livestock disease in Ethiopia that hinders livestock production and productivity, especially in fertile agricultural western and southwestern areas. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based and parasitological studies were conducted from October 2020 to July 2021 in the Benatsemay district, southern Ethiopia to assess the knowledge of livestock owners about trypanosomosis, its prevalence, and host-related risk factors associated with bovine trypanosomosis in the area. According to the questionnaire survey, trypanosomosis was the main bottleneck to cattle in two of the selected study Sites in the Benatsemay district. The parasitological survey revealed that 11.46% (44/384) of the cattle were infected with trypanosomosis. Moreover, Trypanosoma congolense (9.11%) is the leading trypanosome species in the area, followed by T. vivax (31.8%). The adult age group (16.15%), poor-conditioned cattle (22.22%), and black-skinned cattle (34.24%) were significantly associated ( P < .05) with trypanosomosis infection in the study area. Furthermore, the mean packed cell volume (PCV) of parasitaemic cattle (22.75%) was significantly ( P < .05) lower than that of aparasitaemic cattle (29.23%). Therefore, the present study revealed that the prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis in the study area and participatory vector control and the rational use of trypanocidal drugs should be implemented to control trypanosomosis in the area.

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Study on Bovine Trypanosomiasis and Associated Risk Factors in Benatsemay District, Southern Ethiopia

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Mathewos

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“…Small proportion of liveweight losses during draft service may be the result of the shorter period of the draft service and availability of improved feed resources. According to some other researchers [58,60], HCF systems are characterized as traditional market-oriented production systems.…”

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Opportunities to Improve the Quality of Beef Produced under Smallholder Mixed Crop and Rangeland Livestock Production Systems

Mummed

2023

Advances in Agriculture

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East African countries contain a substantial proportion of cattle (9.3%, 136.4 million) and small ruminants (12%, 253.4 million) compared to the world’s total livestock population. In this region, more than 70% of the land surface is conducive to raise red meat animals. However, the region has limited share (approximately 1%) of meat products to the world market due to the failure to satisfy the minimal quality standard. Most of livestock farmers in this region are smallholders operating pastoral and mixed crop-livestock production systems. This study looked at reports on the quality of beef produced by smallholder production systems using Ethiopia as an example in order to identify potential and determinants in quality beef production under smallholders production system. In order to achieve this, research station beef quality reports were considered as a standard to compare the instrumental quality of beef reported from oxen and bulls raised by smallholders in mixed crop-livestock systems, ranches, and Hararghe cattle fattening systems. According to the analysis, oxen in the smallholders in the mixed crop-livestock systems produced comparatively lower-quality beef than oxen reared by the smallholders in the Hararghe fattening and bulls reared in the ranch systems, which produced good-quality beef. Improved feed resources are used in the Hararghe cattle fattening systems; oxen are used for draft service for a brief period of time (2.85 ± 0.58 years) and then sold for slaughter relatively at a young age. In pastoral settings, ranches offer options for the effective use of scare feed resources. The primary factors that determine the quality of beef produced from oxen raised in the mixed crop-livestock system were poor-quality feed resources, long-term draft service (6.62 ± 1.92 years), and old age at slaughter. To improve the quality of beef produced from the oxen raised in the mixed crop-livestock system, the practice of smallholder farmers in the Hararghe cattle fattening system needs to be adopted. The adoption of the practice also contributes to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the system and convert the subsistence mixed crop-livestock into a market-oriented system.

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“…B. Abebe et al (2022) note the significance of cattle breeding in Ethiopia as the main source of meat-producing animals for internal and external markets. Compared to other African countries, Ethiopia has a massive number of cattle (about 65 million heads), but the quality and quantity of beef consumed per capita is rather low (8.4 kg per year).…”

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Status and prospects of beef and veal production in Ukraine in the context of international economic integration

Nechyporenko,

Kryvenko,

Liudvenko

et al. 2024

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Beef production is driven by the need to ensure the country’s food security, meet the processing industry’s demand for raw materials, and increase state budget revenues from exports. The purpose of this study was to highlight the status and trends of production in the world and Ukraine, to identify issues and find areas of development considering international economic integration. The methods employed were analysis, synthesis, generalisation, specification, mathematical, and graphical. The study identified the upward trend in global beef and veal production, the main producing countries and the predominant stability of their share in global volumes over the decades. It was found that higher beef production does not always allow for higher per capita volumes (e.g., in China and India). Ukraine’s production and its share in global volumes are declining, although production exceeds consumption. It was found that the share of agricultural enterprises in the structure of economic entities is decreasing, and there is a direct dependence between their number and production volumes, which prevails in the Forest-Steppe zone. The largest producing regions (Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Kharkiv, Lviv) were highlighted, where priority development in the post-war period is expected. The study found the principal reasons for the decline in production, including a decrease in livestock numbers, negative profitability, and rising average consumer prices. Based on the SWOT analysis results, development prospects were identified and relevant proposals were developed. The reasons for the decrease in the number of cattle and beef were proposed to be distinguished as general, and those related to enterprises and household farms; their interdependence was emphasised. The study stressed the need for state support for producers by providing food aid to the population free of charge and by purchasing products at lower prices depending on their financial level. International economic integration was singled out as one of the key factors of increasing beef production. The study emphasised the need to consider the consumer preferences of the population of countries with which regional trade agreements have been concluded, specifically regarding the production of kosher and halal products. The findings of this study and the proposals provided can be used to develop government measures to increase beef production and increase its share in world exports

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Opportunities and Challenges for Pastoral Beef Cattle Production in Ethiopia

Cited by 8 publications

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Study on Bovine Trypanosomiasis and Associated Risk Factors in Benatsemay District, Southern Ethiopia

Study on Bovine Trypanosomiasis and Associated Risk Factors in Benatsemay District, Southern Ethiopia

Opportunities to Improve the Quality of Beef Produced under Smallholder Mixed Crop and Rangeland Livestock Production Systems

Status and prospects of beef and veal production in Ukraine in the context of international economic integration

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