Evaluations of Reproductive Performances of Fogera Cattle Breed in Selected Districts of Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Assemu T. Sendeku1, Dilip Kumar2, Solomon Abegaz3, and Getinet Mekuriaw2, 4
1 Andassa Livestock Research Center, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
2 Bahir Dar University Colleges of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
3 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4 International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2 Bahir Dar University Colleges of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
3 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4 International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abstract—The current study was initiated to identify the major production constraints and evaluate the on-farm reproductive performances of Fogera cattle breed. A total of 150 farmers, who have better knowledgeable and having at least one cattle of Fogera breed in their herd were purposively selected and interviewed. Structured questioner was used to collect the data and field observation was implemented to see the distribution and production constraints of the breed at its production area. GLM procedure of SAS (2002) was used to determine the effects of fixed factors on the selected economic traits (AFS, AFC, CI and NSC). District, parity and age of the dam were used as fixed effect. The overall mean cattle holding (both Fogera and non-Fogera breed) of the study districts were 9.73±0.92. Majority of the respondents indicates that the source of their Fogera cattle was from family (62.6%), purchased (30.6%) and own source (6.8%). The overall mean value of AFS, AFC, CI and NSC was reported to be 42.24±0.05 months, 51.4±0.05 months, 21.18±0.70 months and 1.42±0.05, respectively. In general, from this study it was noted that Fogera breed is well kept by its keepers and performance better by challenging the feed shortage, and diseases burden at its production environment. Therefore, improving the production environment of the breed is advised to increase the productivity of the breed.
Index Terms—amhara region, breeding practice, fogera cattle, reproductive performances
Cite: Assemu T. Sendeku, Dilip Kumar, Solomon Abegaz, and Getinet Mekuriaw, " Evaluations of Reproductive Performances of Fogera Cattle Breed in Selected Districts of Amhara Region, Ethiopia," International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 52-57, January 2016. doi: 10.18178/ijpmbs.5.1.52-57