Farm-level livestock loss and risk factors in Ethiopian livestock production systems

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
cg.contributor.affiliationGlobal Burden of Animal Diseases Programme
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Gondar
cg.contributor.donorCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
cg.contributor.donorGates Foundation
cg.contributor.donorForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierWudu Temesgen Jemberu: 0000-0002-3769-307X
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/lsms
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04479-4
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn0049-4747
cg.issue5
cg.journalTropical Animal Health and Production
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTION
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCK
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hunger
cg.volume57
dc.contributor.authorYin Li
dc.contributor.authorJemberu, Wudu T.
dc.contributor.authorMayberry, D.
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-04T06:33:24Z
dc.date.available2025-06-04T06:33:24Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174940
dc.titleFarm-level livestock loss and risk factors in Ethiopian livestock production systems
dcterms.abstractThis study aims to explore farm-level losses of cattle, goats and sheep and relevant risk factors in the mixed crop-livestock and pastoral production systems in Ethiopia. Data from 1,528 cattle farms, 868 goat farms and 749 sheep farms, spanning the year 2018/19, were analysed in this study. A farm was defined as a case farm if it lost at least one cattle/goat/sheep in the past 12 months. The 12-month incidence of livestock loss was calculated for each region and production system. Logistic regression analysis was employed to assess risk factors contributing to livestock loss in the farms. Forty-five percent of goat farms, 36% of sheep farms and 23% of cattle farms reported losing at least one animal in the past 12 months. Cattle loss in the pastoral system was associated with not using vaccines (Odds Ratio = 7, P < 0.01). In the mixed crop-livestock system cattle loss was associated with the absence of a roofed house (Odds Ratio = 1.40, P < 0.05). Risk factors for goat loss in the mixed crop-livestock system were selling live goats in the past 12 months (Odds Ratio = 1.58, P < 0.05). For sheep loss in the pastoral system, the identified risk factor was having cattle on farm (Odds Ratio = 2.40, P < 0.05). These findings provide valuable insights into the scale and the drivers of livestock loss within the major cattle and small ruminants production systems in Ethiopia.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademics
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2025-06-03
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLi, Y., Jemberu, W.T. and Mayberry, D. 2025. Farm-level livestock loss and risk factors in Ethiopian livestock production systems. Tropical Animal Health and Production 57(5): 240.
dcterms.extent240
dcterms.issued2025-06-03
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringer
dcterms.subjectanimal production
dcterms.subjectlivestock
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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