Constraints and challenges of meeting the water requirements of livestock in Ethiopia: Cases of Lume and Siraro districts

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cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germanyen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-013-0397-0en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0049-4747en
cg.issn1573-7438en
cg.issue7en
cg.journalTropical Animal Health and Productionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCK-WATERen
cg.subject.ilriWATERen
cg.volume45en
dc.contributor.authorAmenu, K.en
dc.contributor.authorMarkemann, A.en
dc.contributor.authorRoessler, R.en
dc.contributor.authorSiegmund-Schultze, M.en
dc.contributor.authorAbebe, G.en
dc.contributor.authorZarate, A.V.en
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-08T08:45:30Zen
dc.date.available2013-07-08T08:45:30Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/33293
dc.titleConstraints and challenges of meeting the water requirements of livestock in Ethiopia: Cases of Lume and Siraro districtsen
dcterms.abstractCompared to the total water use in livestock production systems, water for livestock drinking is small in amount but is an important requirement for health and productivity of animals. This study was carried out to assess constraints and challenges of meeting drinking water requirements of livestock in rural mixed smallholder crop–livestock farming districts in the Ethiopian Rift Valley area. Data was collected by individual interviews with randomly selected respondents and farmer group discussions. Farmers ranked feed and water scarcity as the two most important constraints for livestock husbandry, although the ranking order differed between districts and villages. Poor quality water was a concern for the communities in proximity to urban settlements or industrial establishments. Water provision for livestock was challenging during the dry season, since alternative water sources dried up or were polluted. Though rainwater harvesting by dugout constructions was practiced to cope with water scarcity, farmers indicated that mismanagement of the harvested water was posing health risks on both livestock and people. A sustainable water provision for livestock in the area, thus, depends on use of different water sources (intermittent or perennial) that should be properly managed. Industrial establishments should adopt an environment-friendly production to minimize pollution of water resources used for livestock consumption. Technical support to farmers is required in proper design and use of existing rainwater harvesting systems. Further investigations are recommended on effect of poor quality water (perceived by farmers) on performance of livestock.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2013-03-31
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAmenu, K., Markemann, A., Roessler, R., Siegmund-Schultze, M., Abebe, G. and Zárate, A.V. 2013. Constraints and challenges of meeting the water requirements of livestock in Ethiopia: Cases of Lume and Siraro districts. Tropical Animal Health and Production 45(7): 1539-1548en
dcterms.descriptionThis is an output of the Safe Food, Fair Food project.en
dcterms.extentp. 1539-1548en
dcterms.issued2013-10
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectwateren
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectconstraintsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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