Evaluating Flock Dynamics, Offtake-rate, and Farmers’ Perception on Benefits of Community Based Breeding Program in Doyogena District, Central Ethiopia

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationHawassa Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSouthern Agricultural Research Institute, Areka Agricultural Research Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationHawassa University, College of Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeSustainable Animal Productivityen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierAynalem: 0000-0001-5914-0487en_US
cg.creator.identifierTesfaye Getachew Mengistu: 0000-0002-0544-6314en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.17582/journal.jahp/2024/12.1.108.120en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalJournal of Animal Health and Productionen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.volume12en_US
dc.contributor.authorJimma, Addisuen_US
dc.contributor.authorMelesse, Aberraen_US
dc.contributor.authorHaile, Aynalemen_US
dc.contributor.authorGetachew, Tesfayeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T17:27:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-20T17:27:40Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/169484en_US
dc.titleEvaluating Flock Dynamics, Offtake-rate, and Farmers’ Perception on Benefits of Community Based Breeding Program in Doyogena District, Central Ethiopiaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe community-based breeding program (CBBP) is currently active in implementing indigenous breed improvement strategies to achieve genetic progress, economic benefits, and livelihood improvements for smallholders in the pioneer sheep breed improvement cooperatives in Ethiopia. Although the Doyogena sheep CBBP is one of the well-performing breeding cooperatives, there is a lack of up-to-date information regarding farmer perspectives on morphological and reproductive changes (such as conformation, coat color, litter size, growth, and lambing interval), socio-economic benefits, off-take, flock structure, and trends since the CBBP started. To address this gap, a study involving 260 randomly selected farmers, with 130 being CBBP members and 130 non-members owning sheep from similar locations, was conducted. The results revealed significant differences (p<0.05) in various aspects between CBBP members and non-members. CBBP participants showed higher numbers of lambs below 3 months, male lambs between 3-6 months, intact males between 6-12 months, breeding rams, mature ewes, and the mean flock size of sheep at the household level. The major routes of sheep entry into the flocks were birth (81%), and purchase (17%). The total number of entries and births was higher (p < 0.05) in CBBP members (284 vs. 240) than in non-members (148 vs. 112). The off-take rate, representing the proportion of sheep exits from the flock, was significantly higher (p<0.05) in CBBP members (36.45%) compared to non-members (17.35%). Factors such as CBBP participation, gender of the household head, age, flock size, and farm land size influenced flock dynamics and off-take rates. The CBBP was attributed to performance improvements in traits such as growth, coat color, litter size, survival, and lambing interval. Moreover, the program had a positive influence on economic benefits, as CBBP members reported higher annual income from sheep-related activities. This income played a crucial role in supporting farmers’ livelihoods, contributing to house maintenance and providing food for households. In conclusion, the study highlights the positive influence of the Doyogena CBBP on farmers’ livelihoods, thus suggesting the need to scale up the program to benefit a broader community.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2024-03-20en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAddisu Jimma, Aberra Melesse, Aynalem Haile, Tesfaye Getachew. (20/3/2024). Evaluating Flock Dynamics, Offtake-rate, and Farmers’ Perception on Benefits of Community Based Breeding Program in Doyogena District, Central Ethiopia. Journal of Animal Health and Production, 12 (1), pp. 108-120.en_US
dcterms.extent108-120en_US
dcterms.formatPDFen_US
dcterms.issued2024-03-20en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherResearchersLinksen_US
dcterms.subjectscaling upen_US
dcterms.subjectcbbpen_US
dcterms.subjectsheepen_US
dcterms.subjectflock dynamicsen_US
dcterms.subjectdoyogena-sheepen_US
dcterms.subjectofftake-rateen_US
dcterms.subjectperformance traitsen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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