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This book is targeted to know about Fogera Cattle Breed in Amhara region, Ethiopia, their character, population status and what we do to conserve this breed for the future generation. The Fogera cattle breed is among the 27 recognized indigenous cattle breeds in Ethiopia and it is found distributed around Lake Tana in the specific villages, kebeles/Peasant Association and Monasteries of in South Gonder, North Gonder and West Gijjam Zones of Amhara region,Ethiopia. As discussed in this book the mean daily milk yield of Fogera cattle at on-farm level is 3.54L and the current population size is estimated to 9016. The main threats to survival of Fogera cattle are scarcity of feed and cross-breeding. This book also includes the general character of the breed and what we do to save the breed from the risk of extinction.
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Il libro si rivolge ai distretti di Gazgibla, Sekota e Ziquala della zona di Wag-hemra con l'obiettivo di comprendere le pratiche tradizionali degli allevatori in materia di ingrasso e commercializzazione del bestiame, di monitorare le prestazioni del bestiame da ingrasso in azienda, di determinare la redditività degli allevatori di bestiame da ingrasso e di identificare le sfide e le opportunità.
