%0 Journal Article
%T Analysis of livestock production conditions in North Kordofan State, Sudan
%A Abdel Moniem M. A. El hag
%A I. Bushara
%A Ali A. hassabo
%A M.O. Eisa
%J Basic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Review
%D 2013
%I Basic Research Journals
%X The study was conducted at El-khuwei locality, North Kordofan State, Sudan, during 2010/ 2011. The main objective of this work was to determine the conditions under which livestock are raised in the studied area. Using questionnaires, 120 farmers were interviewed from 4 villages (30 for each village). The data were analyzed using frequencies variables. Results showed that all respondents are male, the majority 65.0% belonged to the Hammer tribe and 35.0% of them are of the Magana tribe. 36.7% of respondent ages ranged between 20 - 40 years, while 63.3% ranged between 40-60 years. 45% of respondents had completed primary school, 28.3% had completed intermediate school and 26.7% completed secondary school. 53.3% of interviewee are crop farmers and animal breeders; followed by those are crop farmers 26.7% then those are animal breeders 20.0%. 50% of respondents are settled, while 25% practiced transhumance and 25% of them are settled and transhumance. 74.2% of interviewers explained that their animals grazed near the residence in the autumn season; however, most of them said their animals grazed far from the residence in summer and winter seasons. The respondents revealed that camels are watered every 5 days in the winter and 4 days in the summer; however, sheep and goats were watered every 2 days and cattle every day in the summer and winter seasons. Majority of interviewees 60.8% revealed that Anthrax has the most serious prevalence amongst cattle and the remainder 39.2% said hemorrhagic septicemia; however; 64.2% revealed that the sheep pox has the most important prevalence disease in sheep, and 35.8% of them said the hemorrhagic septicemia. All respondents revealed high density of animals in pasture. 58.3% of them said that water supply is not enough; while 41.7% of them said water supply was sufficient. All respondents indicated that they were charged for watering their animals. Regarding the reasons for decreasing milk production, most respondents 67.5% cited famine of grass, while 32.5% said due to low nutritive value of grass. All interviewers offered salt to animals, however quantity of salt supplemented every 3 days were 5, 2 and 1 for cattle, sheep and goat respectively. Regarding animal marketing, all respondents sold male animals only; however 56.7% of them sold sheep compared to 23.3% and 20.0% who sold cattle and goats respectively. Majority of owners 89.2% sold goats and sheep at 6 months to 1 year; while 10.8% of them sold animals at age of 1 to 2 years. It could be concluded that analyses of livestock production conditions in North Kordof
%K Keywards: Feeding
%K supplementation
%K diseases
%K activity
%K marketing and management
%K Sudan
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