- 1. Goatproductionsystemsandopportunitiesfor
marketorientationinSouthernEthiopia 12323 EndeshawAssefa
,GirmaAbebe ,AzageTegegne ,YosefTekleGeorgis andBerhanuGebremedhin
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BureauofAgriculture,Awassa,SNNPR;2Hawasaauniversity,Ethiopia;3ImprovingProductivityandMarketSuccess(IPMS)Project,InternationalLivestockResearchInstitute(ILRI),P.O.Box5689,AddisAbaba,Ethiopia,Email:[email protected]
Bonn,2011Introduction
FlocksizeandstructureEthiopiahas22milliongoats(CSA,2009/10)and2/3arefoundinaridandsemiaridlowlands.
Theoverallmeanflocksizewas5.980.55,ofwhich53.5%weredoes,13.4%castrates,13.8%bucks,10.6%doe
kidsand8.8%buckkids(