Table 2 Frequencies (%) of feed resources as reported by smallholder dairy farmers in Jimma town
Feed resources | Type of farm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small (n = 18) | Medium (n = 18) | Large (n = 18) | Total | P value | |
Natural pasture grazing | 11.1 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 21.1 | 0.492 |
Hay | 22.2 | 25.9 | 31.5 | 79.6 | 0.114 |
Green feed | 29.6 | 31.5 | 33.3 | 94.4 | 0.347 |
Cereal grains | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.361 |
Wheat bran | 27.8 | 31.5 | 25.9 | 85.2 | 0.358 |
Commercial concentrate | 13.0 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 55.6 | 0.207 |
Molasses | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.340 |
Brewery spent grain | 0 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 0.347 |
Noug cake | 9.3 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 20.4 | 0.450 |
Cotton seed cake | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 0.763 |
Maize powder | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.125 |
Local brewery by-product (Attela) | 27.8 | 25.9 | 24.1 | 77.8 | 0.725 |
Khat (Catha edulis) leaf | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.125 |
Banana leaves and pseudo-stems | 11.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 16.7 | 0.061 |
Enset leaves and pseudo-stems | 13.0 | 14.8 | 9.3 | 37 | 0.574 |
Papaya stems | 7.4 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 16.7 | 0.670 |
Sugar cane tops | 11.1 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 33.3 | 0.779 |
Bean and pea hulls | 16.7 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 42.6 | 0.739 |
Mill house waste (bulule) | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.013 |
Tree legumes | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.361 |
Common salt | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 100 | |