November 2017

Challenges and opportunities of milk, meat and live animal marketing in Ethiopia: A review

As a result of population growth, urbanization and others, the demand for animal product have substantially increased in Ethiopia. The performance of livestock product marketing was poor in the last decade showing less accessibility to both consumers and other market due to number of constraints particularly in milk, meat and live animal marketing. The common milk market constraint includes: lack of clear milk marketing...

Author(s): Tesfaye Amene Dadi

November 2017

Prevalence of equine strongyle infection and its associated risk factors in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

This cross-sectional study was carried out from November, 2015 to May, 2016 to determine the prevalence of equine strongyles and associated risk factors in Jimma town. Fresh faecal samples were obtained from 384 randomly selected horses (n= 287), donkeys (n= 67) and mules (n= 30). Coprological examination for the detection of strongyle eggs was performed using floatation technique. The overall prevalence of strongyle...

Author(s): Girma Sori, Tilahun Bekele, Gurmu Geso, Hassennur Ibrahim, Fufa Gobena, Godana Jarso, Moa Melaku and Ayalew Shumet