February 2014

Effect of poultry litter with or without enzyme supplementation on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and economy of rabbit production

A 9-week feeding trial was carried out to evaluate the performance, nutrients digestibility and economics of production of rabbits fed poultry litter with or without nutrase xylase (exogenous enzyme) supplementation. 60 cross-breed rabbits with group mean weight (515 to 530 g) were randomly distributed to 10 dietary treatments at 6 rabbits to a treatment group in complete randomization. Results on chemical composition...

Author(s): Ogunsipe, M. H.

February 2014

Feed resources availability and livestock production in the central rift valley of Ethiopia

This study was conducted to investigate feed resource availability in association with livestock production in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Random sampling was used to select target farms. A total of 60 livestock owners were selected from two districts namely Admi Tullu Jidokombolcha and Dugda Bora both in the central Rift Valley. Structured questionnaire, focused group discussions, secondary data sources and...

Author(s): Zewdie Wondatir and Yoseph Mekasha