Population, biomass, and economic value of small ruminants in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Ethiopia has a large population of small ruminants (sheep and goats) which are mostly kept in traditional subsistence production systems that are poorly described. Understanding these different systems, their population structure, biomass, production, and economic value is essential for further analysis and effective policy making. The objective of this study was to quantify these parameters for small ruminant production systems in Ethiopia to use them as a basis for analysis of disease burden within the Global Burden of Animal Diseases program. Population structure and trends of small ruminants were analyzed using data from ten annual national agriculture surveys. A stochastic herd model was used to simulate the small ruminant population, biomass, and economic value. The model was paramet

SUBMITTER: Jemberu WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9608676 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature