TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of Commercial Feedlot Finishing Practices at Eastern Shoa, Ethiopia AU - , Tsegay AU - , Mengistu JO - Agricultural Journal VL - 8 IS - 4 SP - 181 EP - 187 PY - 2013 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-9155 DO - aj.2013.181.187 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2013.181.187 KW - Constraints KW - feedlot KW - livestock KW - husbandry practise KW - commercial fattening AB -

This study was conducted to characterize and identify husbandry practice and major constraints of commercial feedlot industries in the study area. About 48 commercial feedlot farms were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results showed that livestock species; such as cattle, shoat and camels were used in commercial fattening though significant variation in demand among species. Cattle had got highest acceptance in feedlot industries followed by shoat, however camel and swine had least preference. All cattle breeds had equal requirement by domestic market. However, there is variation in demand among cattle breeds for export market. Boran was the most preferred cattle breed compared to the rest of cattle by the importers. Uncast rated bull demanded for export market, however castrated and female cattle were not used for export markets. Pastoralists were the potential supplier of feeder livestock followed by small holders to feedlot industries dustries. Teff straw was predominantly used roughage feed in most of commercial feedlot farms and agro-industrial by products as a source of concentrate. However, sorghum and maize grains were utilized by very few farms. Vitamin and min. eral supplementation were not often available, except common salt in all feedlot rations. Market was noted as the most potential constraints followed by feed and type of livestock comm. g to the markets in the commercial feedlot industries. The study suggested that government and other development partners should provided and improve all services to pastoralists or producers in. an organized way at their. locality that would ensure sustain. able supply of livestock to the market.

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