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Table 4 Major feed resources as ranked by smallholder dairy farmers in Jimma town

From: Assessment of feed resources, feeding practices and coping strategies to feed scarcity by smallholder urban dairy producers in Jimma town, Ethiopia

Feed resources

Ranked (no. of responses)

Rank 1

Rank 2

Rank 3

Rank 4

(Rank) mean indexa

Grazing

9

–

1

–

(5) 0.070

Hay

2

9

35

2

(3) 0.198

Green feed

40

7

5

4

(1) 0.361

Concentrateb

3

36

9

–

(2) 0.256

Non-conventional feeds

–

2

4

48

(4) 0.115

Total

54

54

54

54

1.00

  1. Index = [(4 × number of responses for 1st rank + 3 × number of responses for 2nd rank + 2 × number of responses for 3rd rank + 1 × number of responses for 4th)] divided by (4 × total responses for 1st rank + 3 × total responses for 2nd rank + 2 × total responses for 3rd rank + 1 × total responses for 4th rank)
  2. aThe higher the rank for a given reason, the greater its importance
  3. bIncludes agro-industrial by products and commercial concentrate
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