Assessment Of Impacts Of Tsetse And Trypanosomosis Control Measures On Cattle Herd Composition And Performance In Southern Rift Valley

This study was conducted in the Wolayta and Gamogofa Zones of the Southern Nation Nationalities and People Region. Two districts, Kindo Koysha from Wolayta Zone (community tsetse controlled areas) and Arba-minch Zuria from Gamogofa Zone (tsetse challenged and STEP tsetse controlled areas) were selected purposely based on their similar type of agro ecology and the status of tsetse control to assess the impacts of tsetse and trypanosomosis control measures on cattle herd size and composition, milk yield and reproductive performances of cattle. Two Kebeles were selected randomly from each study area (tsetse challenged, STEP tsetse controlled and community tsetse controlled areas) and 50 households were selected randomly from each Kebele that made a total sample size of 300 households. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data and a follow up study was carried out on a total of purposely selected 45 prepartum cows to collect data on daily milk yield every two weeks and also check for the occurrence of postpartum heat and subsequent pregnancy. The results showed that land holding was significantly (P< 0.001) higher in community controlled areas (2.80 ha) followed by tsetse challenged (2.24 ha) and STEP controlled areas (1.44 ha). The total livestock holding by a household in tsetse challenged area (11.84 heads) was higher than the livestock holding in STEP tsetse controlled (9.82 heads) and community tsetse controlled (9.98 heads) areas (p

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