02774nab a22003497a 4500 OSt 20250331021022.0 250218t2024 |||uu||oo|||| 00| 0 eng d 2835-8945 JMCFI - Learning Resource Center Markos, Shishay 12179 Characterization of village chicken production systems in three agro-climatic zones of Western Tigray, Northern, Ethiopia / Shishay Markos, Berhanu Belay, and Tadelle Dessie. Delaware, USA : E-Palli Publishers, 2024. Includes bibliographical references. Abstract : A survey was conducted in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, to characterize village chicken production systems using a questionnaire and group discussions. Data was analyzed using SPSS 22. Respondents provided supplementary feeds to chickens to improve yields and health. Sorghum, maize, sesame, tomato, onion, barley, and household food leftovers were the main supplementary feeds, although the types of cereal crops produced varied across agro-climates. Harvest and purchase were main sources of cereal and non-cereal chicken feeds, respectively. 50.4% considered summer, 48.8% winter as critical feed seasons. Farmers provided feeds to their chickens in the morning (98.7%), afternoon (69.6%), and evening (81.3%), and on the ground for collective feeding (97.9%). 59.5% of respondents constructed separate chicken houses, with 56.1% being permanent structures and 3.4% temporary. Chicken houses were constructed using materials such as mud, wood, iron sheet roofing, bamboo, grass, and plastic. 57.7% cleaned chicken houses, 66% once daily, and 2.1% not at all. Water was provided ad libitum (70.9%), once a day (7.5%), or twice a day (21.6%) from wells, taps, or rivers using various waterers. Eighty-six percent of the respondents cleaned chicken waterers, while the remaining 14% did not. Training is needed for house construction, feeding, watering, cleaning, and disinfection of feeders and waterers to prevent waterborne diseases. Chicken production. 12180 Agribusiness. 12181 Chickens Feeding. 12182 Chickens Housing. 12183 Feeds. 12184 Poultry business. 12185 Poultry raisers Trainings. 12186 Research. 146 Agribusiness Research. 12187 Quantitative research. 1581 Journal articles (Open access). 11480 Belay, Berhanu 12188 Dessie, Tadelle 12189 , volume 3, number 1 (2024). American Journal of Aquaculture and Animal Science https://journals.e-palli.com/home/index.php/ajaas/article/view/2192 OAER 4561 4561 0 0 0 0 DL DL 2025-02-18 0 2025-02-18 https://journals.e-palli.com/home/index.php/ajaas/article/view/2192 2025-02-18 OAER